Strictly Oompah
Marching through the history of the Sousaphone - and other big tubas!
Friday, September 20, 2024
Allentown Tubist Joins Sousa's Band
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Courtesy of the Allentown Band Photograph Collection A couple of weeks ago I was invited to join the folks from J. W. Pepper to help answer ...
Monday, July 22, 2024
More early references to the big horn
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As more newspapers are added to newspapers.com, I am finding more early references to the Sousaphone. Here is one, in the June 4, 1896 edit...
Saturday, May 25, 2024
What would you like to learn about?
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Me with the original Sousaphone in 2015; Conrad with Conn's first in 1898; the restored Harvard Tuba in 2019 1. The history of the Sous...
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A Timeline of Sousaphone History
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When I stumbled upon this hobby of digging into Sousaphone history during the summer of 2012, I only intended to see if I could ...
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Herman Conrad - the forgotten giant
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This is the research project that I am currently plugging away on. I started a few years back, but then got distracted (happily!) with Th...
The Sousa Band's Sousaphone Men
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This page is under construction, but here's what I've got so far: Initial post on Sousa and Sousaphones (1896-1931) And here are the...
Charles Gerard Conn Sr. (1844-1931)
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Most band musicians are at least vaguely aware that C. G. Conn once made the best band instruments in the world. In particular, he made the ...
C. G. Conn Basses - A Complete List
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Ever since a couple of dear friends surprised me with a vintage Conn tuba back in February, I've enjoyed digging into the history of Co...
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