BBb version of Besson 983?

[MKTuba]

I recently listened to the Patrick Sheridan episode of The Brass Junkies (highly recommend this show btw) and in it Sheridan mentioned a BBb version of the Besson 983. This would be a front action compensating BBb tuba made by Besson. I may have heard him wrong, however if such a thing does exist does anyone have any information on it?

[Sousaswag]

Yep. The Besson 993. Give it a Google! They’re not very common which makes me think that’s probably for a reason.

[hup_d_dup]

I have both. The design is similar, except for size. The 993 has been discontinued for some time.

In my experience, they are both fine horns.

Hup

Besson 983 & 993.jpg

[MKTuba]

Thanks for the information y’all!

This is really cool! I’d love to find a 993 to try out someday. I’m
A fan of the German rotor BBb’s and I’ll probably never buy a piston valve BBb, but I’d love to try this out. I’m a massive fan of the 983 Eb (trying hard to find one for sale) and was immediately interested when I heard there was a BBb version!