Hirsbrunner front comp. piston Eb?

TheHatTuba · Post by **TheHatTuba** » Tue Oct 02, 2012 6:58 pm

Has anyone here played a Hirsbrunner front action piston comp. Eb? How do they compare to the Bessons?

Alex C · Post by **Alex C** » Tue Oct 02, 2012 7:23 pm

Didn't Oystein start his career on one of these? He said it was a common instrument in the Norwegian Military Bands. I've never seen one.

TheHatTuba · Post by **TheHatTuba** » Tue Oct 02, 2012 7:32 pm

Alex C wrote:Didn't Oystein start his career on one of these? He said it was a common instrument in the Norwegian Military Bands. I've never seen one.

Sorry Alex C, I meant the piston ones similar to the 983

Bob Kolada · Post by **Bob Kolada** » Tue Oct 02, 2012 8:42 pm

I played a NON-comp one for a while a few years back. Terrible horn, stiff, funny intonation,...

bort · Post by **bort** » Tue Oct 02, 2012 8:47 pm

timswisstuba might know about these... ?

TheBerlinerTuba · Post by **TheBerlinerTuba** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 11:42 am

Yes, I've played 2 of them, one at the 2011 Musikmesse and recently a privately owned one.
It's a very good Eb tuba. I used to own a Besson 983 and while I liked it, the HB was a better instrument.
Having said that, Mr.Tuba's Mark Carter built his own "York" version and that's a step up from the HB...
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