sousaphones in suspended animation
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sousaphones in suspended animation
I believe I've figured it out.
If I find that I have for certain, I'll let you guys in on the trick.
It involves heating antimony to the boiling point, and melding its fumes with other secret gases.
If I find that I have for certain, I'll let you guys in on the trick.
It involves heating antimony to the boiling point, and melding its fumes with other secret gases.
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Re: sousaphones in suspended animation
Methane? 
Frank
Principal tuba, Bel Air Community Band
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Principal tuba, Bel Air Community Band
Old (early 1900s?) Alexander BBb proto-163
1976 Sonora (B&S 101) 4-rotor BBb
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Old Alex Comp.F, in shop
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Re: sousaphones in suspended animation

Made with AI obviously...
As amateur as they come...I know just enough to be dangerous.
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and whole bunch of other "Stuff"
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Holton Medium Eb 3+1
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Conn 20J
and whole bunch of other "Stuff"
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Re: sousaphones in suspended animation
Maybe Harrison Ford should be holding it? You could also blow up a picture of a wax worm or slug for Jabba?
I wonder what Carbonite would do to the tone?
Cue the John Williams music!
I wonder what Carbonite would do to the tone?
Cue the John Williams music!
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B&S 5099/PT-15
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B&S PT-1
A bunch of string instruments
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Re: sousaphones in suspended animation
Sears had Danelectro make electric guitars out of masonite, and the amplifiers were built into their cases.
Why the hell does a sousaphone have to have a case?
Someone surely - somewhere along the way - was smart enough to have figured out how to make the case into the bell, if they had just put their mind to it... and why not masonite valve sections?
Why the hell does a sousaphone have to have a case?
Someone surely - somewhere along the way - was smart enough to have figured out how to make the case into the bell, if they had just put their mind to it... and why not masonite valve sections?
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Re: sousaphones in suspended animation
@bloke asked- "Why the hell does a sousaphone have to have a case?"
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- prodigal (Wed Aug 05, 2026 6:20 am)
Frank
Principal tuba, Bel Air Community Band
Old (early 1900s?) Alexander BBb proto-163
1976 Sonora (B&S 101) 4-rotor BBb
~1904 York 3P BBb Helicon
Old Alex Comp.F, in shop
Principal tuba, Bel Air Community Band
Old (early 1900s?) Alexander BBb proto-163
1976 Sonora (B&S 101) 4-rotor BBb
~1904 York 3P BBb Helicon
Old Alex Comp.F, in shop
Re: sousaphones in suspended animation
You can make Liver of Antimony by detonating equal parts of crude antimony and nitre (potassium nitrate). I’m told it’s delicious with fava beans.bloke wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2026 3:04 pm I believe I've figured it out.
If I find that I have for certain, I'll let you guys in on the trick.
It involves heating antimony to the boiling point, and melding its fumes with other secret gases.

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Re: sousaphones in suspended animation
Let the hallucinations begin!
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