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Posted: **Tue Dec 07, 2010 6:19 pm**

http://cgi.ebay.com/Roy-Benson-RBTB-202 ... 19c1881a50

Posted: **Tue Dec 07, 2010 6:23 pm**

Who is 'Roy Benson" and why does his name on a horn mean anything?

Posted: **Tue Dec 07, 2010 7:36 pm**

The Big Ben wrote:Who is 'Roy Benson" and why does his name on a horn mean anything?

Because it says on their web site - "A promise of quality."

Posted: **Tue Dec 07, 2010 8:39 pm**

goodgigs wrote: Maybe those are the "professional" upgrades !(?)

No.. They're "student" downgrades of a "professional" horn.

Posted: **Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:43 pm**

Donn wrote:
The Big Ben wrote:Who is 'Roy Benson" and why does his name on a horn mean anything?
Because it says on their web site - "A promise of quality."

Ah. Thanks, Donn. I think I'm gonna order one right up!

Posted: **Wed Dec 08, 2010 9:04 am**

Looks like a copy of a Meinl Weston 186.

http://www.brassreview.com/reviews/show ... oduct/2386" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank

Notice their ambiguity: "Designed after the 186 series of Germany's most famous tuba makers..." That's kinda up for debate, isn't it?

Posted: **Wed Dec 08, 2010 10:30 am**

Isn't "Student Pro" an oxymoron?

as in: "pretty ugly", "virtual reality" or "military intelligence"?
Or my favorite (since retiring from the FAA), "a near miss".

Posted: **Wed Dec 08, 2010 11:59 am**

"I knew Roy Benson, Roy Benson was a friend of mine, and you, senator, are NO Roy Benson"

Roy Benson RBEP-301 Bb Student Professional Euphonium
Buy new: $1,295.00 now: $209.00

Posted: **Fri Dec 10, 2010 11:12 pm**

Rick F wrote:"military intelligence"

I dunno about that one...

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