What Is a Helicon?

This video is about the Helicon.
This helicon belongs to my friend and it is for sale for $1,500 USD (plus shipping). If you are interested, email me or leave a comment and I will have my friend contact you.

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[jasonyoung]

Sousa wanted tuba sound to go up, not forward. that's why the first Sousaphones (not designed by him) pointed up. They called them raincatchers. Very nice horn, and rare.

[yoyo]

I heard that helicon are still used for horse-mounted bands since the wind applies les force to a smaller bell...

[lwilton]

What an interesting antique instrument. And seemingly in excellent condition. It's interesting that the tubing isn't perfectly smooth as in modern instruments. While this could be damage over the years, I more suspect it is the result of whatever techniques they used to make it.

[posilna]

It is still used in Balkan folk brass bands.

[javierquesada]

Do the springs of the left hand of the saxophone have a specific name?

[bobjacobson]

If one is playing in a group in close quarters, the bell of the helicon may be aimed at the ear of a person on the player's left side.

There are many videos put out by members of the Christian Congregation of Brazil (CCB), and in a few of them a helicon can be seen, along with more "typical" tubas.

[orans_]

So bizzare hearing vermont in a video about brass instruments

[DudulleMaster]

she killed him with a hammer, and we engraved on his grave he wanted to play the helicon con

[javierquesada]

teacher I imagine you must have someone to help you eternal health