Besson 985 F?

USStuba04 · Post by **USStuba04** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 6:48 pm

i would like to have a picture of one of these...

and could anyone tell us about this horn as it doesnt seem it was produced very long...

thanks guys,
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windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 7:17 pm

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imperialbari · Post by **imperialbari** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 7:50 pm

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Daryl Fletcher · Post by **Daryl Fletcher** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 8:09 pm

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 8:19 pm

Daryl Fletcher wrote:
imperialbari wrote: The intonation was considered "interesting", so the 985 never hit the production line.
I played the one the one they had at Dillon's a few years ago. I would also describe the intonation as "interesting", although other than that I thought it had a really great sound.

"Interesting" in the same way that chocolate-covered oysters are "interesting"?

Daryl Fletcher · Post by **Daryl Fletcher** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 8:25 am

Chuck(G) wrote:"Interesting" in the same way that chocolate-covered oysters are "interesting"?

That might be a good description of it. Or maybe, it's "interesting" in the same way that the duck thread is.

The shame is that, other than the wacky intonation, there were a lot of things to like about this tuba. I thought the tone was just gorgeous. If Besson ever figured out how to make it play reasonably well in tune and then put them in to regular production, I would really want one of these, but somehow I don't see that happening.

Uncle Buck · Post by **Uncle Buck** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 9:37 am

I guess it's hard to justify a compensating F tuba if the biggest problem with the tuba is intonation.

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Besson 985 F?

Besson 985 F?

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