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http://saltriverbrass.com/
If this is pointed right it is a picture of Salt River Band. I see what appears to be Sam Pilafian on the left...and what IS that tuba? It looks bigger than he is!

MA

Well I know that a year ago he had a newish Besson Compensating CC 3+1 that he really liked. Don't know if he would play that in a brass band....even tho I meself play a CC in a brass band. He prolly owns a zillion tubas, but not as many as Rick.

MA

LV wrote:

enigma wrote:Think it's a Besson Bb Comp. Bb version of the Sheridan Eb.

Pretty sure but not 100% though. It is a very tall horn...

Agreed.

Greg wrote: Could that be a Besson 993 BBb? It looks very similar.

Yes, it looks like the BBb version of the Sheridan Eb, which is the Besson 993, shown here:

Andrew Baker wrote:i know its a Besson. I am not sure if its a CC or a BB though.

The seating chart shows only Eb & BBb.

I don't know about that, but when I clicked on the "instruments" section of the webpage, I really enjoyed the left handed tuba...or reversed photo

LV wrote:

enigma wrote:Think it's a Besson Bb Comp. Bb version of the Sheridan Eb.

Pretty sure but not 100% though. It is a very tall horn...

Agreed.

I concur...
k-

Sources tell me that it is a Besson BBb.

Last I heard, he was in Baton Rouge somewhere just finishing up his Undergraduate degree and starting his Master's.

Hope all is well.

I was looking at that horn in the picture, and remembered that there is a brass band in Northwest Arkansas that uses two of the same horn in their Bbb section.

What got me was that the player was able to get the 4 valve low combinations with an apparent ease of playing and with a very substantial sound at a varied level of dynamics. Of course, the players were good as well.