Sousa was instrumental in the design of the sousaphone, a bass one of these with an upright bell
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Sousa was instrumental in the design of the Sousaphone, a bass one of these... [DOC] [TLE] Sousaphone - Wikipedia [PAR] The sousaphone is a type of tuba designed to be easier to play than the concert 
tuba while ... Its upright bell led to the instrument being dubbed a "rain-catcher".