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Conn 28k? Not mine looks decent.
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 12:00 pm
by JRaymo
Re: Conn 28k? Not mine looks decent.
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 1:23 pm
by arpthark
I'm not familiar with this model. is this like a 4-valve 14K?
Re: Conn 28k? Not mine looks decent.
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 1:54 pm
by JRaymo
4 valve Eb. I’ve never played one but I have heard they are one of the good Eb sousaphones to get. The 3 valve version is the 26k.
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Re: Conn 28k? Not mine looks decent.
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 2:03 pm
by arpthark
Ah, I see the fake shoulder tube thing now. Cool!
Re: Conn 28k? Not mine looks decent.
Posted: Tue May 02, 2023 10:13 am
by donn
replaced water in 2017
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Weights over 50lbs
Filled it up 6 years ago and it's still half full!
(OK, I guess if the weight includes the case, 50 lbs might not be unreasonable.)
Re: Conn 28k? Not mine looks decent.
Posted: Tue May 02, 2023 12:01 pm
by bloke
My guess would be 23 - 25 lbs.
4th valves add considerable weight (regardless of overall length and overall size).
The fact that Fat Bastard (large diameter tubing (tubing is regular Miraphone wall thickness) with five valves weighs as little as it does, defines that the bell and bows are remarkably thin (read...according to what many perceive/believe: "crummy/cheap")