Instruments consist of saxophones, sousaphones, trombones, trumpets, and tubas. The music was played on french horns, trumpets and sousaphones. Historically, Holton, York and Martin sousaphones have also been considered fine horns. The band received new uniforms, percussion equipment, and fiberglass sousaphones in 1962. Unlike with other brass instruments, some players dislike the sousaphones made by non-American manufacturers. In recent years, sousaphones have been available made of fiberglass reinforced plastics instead of brass. Early sousaphones had bells, with bells popular in the 1920s. Asian sousaphones made in China and India are gaining popularity in the street band market. Some special order BBBb tubas and Sousaphones exist, but were not built in large quantities.