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Besson Poll:
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 11:57 am
by TheHatTuba
Basically TA comp. vs FA comp.
Re: Besson Poll:
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 1:39 pm
by cjk
American tuba players might see this as "front action" vs "3+1".
Seems to me that UK players might consider the 17 inch bell 980 to be "more similar than different" than the 983.
The poll might be more interesting if all four models could be voted for individually.
Re: Besson Poll:
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 1:50 pm
by TheHatTuba
cjk wrote:American tuba players might see this as "front action" vs "3+1".
Seems to me that UK players might consider the 17 inch bell 980 to be "more similar than different" than the 983.
The poll might be more interesting if all four models could be voted for individually.
done
Re: Besson Poll:
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 12:22 pm
by cjk
Interesting that the Besson 982 has zero votes. I wonder why.
Re: Besson Poll:
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 12:39 pm
by GC
I voted for larger bell and larger sound. I really prefer front action valves, but sound is more important.
Re: Besson Poll:
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 12:45 pm
by cjk
bloke wrote:cjk wrote:Interesting that the Besson 982 has zero votes. I wonder why.
OK...since the poll is "scientific", I voted for 982.
bloke "What's a 982, anyway?"
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Re: Besson Poll:
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:18 pm
by cjk
bloke wrote:They REALLY made an entire model designation out nothing more than a "slitly smaller leadpipe" ?
I dunno. 1291 / 1292 ??
bloke wrote:bloke "Wouldn't a mouthpipe with a slit in it play kind-of funny?"
Obviously it helps with "hole" notes, the staple of a tubaist's repertoire.
bloke wrote:cjk wrote:Interesting that the Besson 982 has zero votes. I wonder why.
OK...since the poll is "scientific", I voted for 982.
bloke "What's a 982, anyway?"
OK... I voted 3 times, once for each of the options which are *not* the 982 just to nullify your vote.
Re: Besson Poll:
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:36 pm
by Kevin Hendrick
cjk wrote:
bloke wrote:bloke "Wouldn't a mouthpipe with a slit in it play kind-of funny?"
Obviously it helps with "hole" notes, the staple of a tubaist's repertoire.
It should slot better ...
Re: Besson Poll:
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:49 pm
by cjk
Kevin Hendrick wrote:cjk wrote:
bloke wrote:bloke "Wouldn't a mouthpipe with a slit in it play kind-of funny?"
Obviously it helps with "hole" notes, the staple of a tubaist's repertoire.
It should slot better ...
They really nailed this design.
Re: Besson Poll:
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:52 pm
by tclements
I'm really iggerent of the 3 TA horns (one is brass). Please enlighten....
Re: Besson Poll:
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 3:02 pm
by MartyNeilan
GC wrote:I voted for larger bell and larger sound. I really prefer front action valves, but sound is more important.
Bingo. Too bad they didn't make a 983-2 or something that was closer to the 981 but just with front action, to make it more of an all-around horn as a complement to the more soloistic 983.