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Who??

Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 10:09 pm
by Dan Schultz
Benson??? Wasn't that the name of the Governor's butler or something?

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Roy-Benson-Bb-T ... dZViewItem

I give up! Who do you reckon is making this one? Looks a little like a Meinl-Weston/Getzen.

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:26 am
by windshieldbug
Isn't he the guy who goes by the name "Esteban" and sells guitars on late night TV? (As seen on TV!, so they MUST be good!)

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Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 12:09 pm
by jacobg
Saw a lot of Roy Benson tenor horns in Serbian brass bands but it was my impression they're made in Asia. Shiny and cheap. They appear on German ebay a lot.
They take an American shank mouthpiece (uncommon in Serbia) and their low register is stuffy, compared to the older Amati/Cerveny horns I played. The valves work good, though.