Non-Jin Bao Copies of Alex BBb
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Michael Bush
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Re: Non-Jin Bao Copies of Alex BBb
Somewhere around here there is already a list of B&S stencil names.
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Re: Non-Jin Bao Copies of Alex BBb
Schneider was used when the GDR needs for hard currencies had B&S cheat on their own exclusive contracts with national importers.talleyrand wrote:Somewhere around here there is already a list of B&S stencil names.
The renaming took odd routes. My 5 valve single Bb horn is a B&S because the official B&S name for their top horns was Hoyer, which they could not sell though my retailer because another retailer had the exclusive Hoyer rights in Denmark.
eBay has seen a lot of high end GDR brasses sold out of Bulgaria. Often under the Weltklang brand, which was put on the best brasses to avoid the Bulgarians reselling them to the West. GDR wanted that hard currency for themselves.
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Re: Non-Jin Bao Copies of Alex BBb
Right here:talleyrand wrote:Somewhere around here there is already a list of B&S stencil names.
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Principal tuba, Bel Air Community Band
Old (early 1900s?) Alexander BBb proto-163
1976 Sonora (B&S 101) 4-rotor BBb
1964 Conn 20J/21J BBb (one body, both bells)
~1904 York 3P BBb Helicon
Old Alex Comp.F, in shop
Old (early 1900s?) Alexander BBb proto-163
1976 Sonora (B&S 101) 4-rotor BBb
1964 Conn 20J/21J BBb (one body, both bells)
~1904 York 3P BBb Helicon
Old Alex Comp.F, in shop