Conn jumbo picture with an unidentified 1920s hotel band

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Conn jumbo picture with an unidentified 1920s hotel band

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This picture is for sale on some website (not eBay).

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A prime example of how to wear a sousaphone.

That flare doesn't look overly huge. It kinda looks like a Conn 46K, which normally came with, according to the Conn loyalist, a 28" bell? But this looks like a smaller flare than that...

Makes me think about what would happen if sousaphone makers offered smaller diameter (~20-22") bell flares for indoor use...if such a model could be supported today (not).
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