Pepper and C.G. Conn companies took credit for building the first sousaphone; while C.G. Conn claimed to have invented the instrument in 1898, Sousa recalled going to J.W. Pepper to create the first prototype in 1893.

What city was the sousaphone invented?

Pepper built the instrument in 1895 at his factory in Philadelphia. He dubbed it "The Sousaphone" to honor Sousa. It was a concert instrument - not a marching horn. Its huge, detachable bell pointed straight up.

When was tuba invented?

The first tuba was made on September 12, 1835

The German military bandmaster Wilhelm Wieprecht and the musical instrument inventor Johann Moritz were the basstuba's creators.