FS: Besson "Prototype" Eb Tuba - SOLD

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J.c. Sherman
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FS: Besson "Prototype" Eb Tuba - SOLD

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SOLD - $600

c. 1890 Besson "Prototype" Eb... this was the first one I've seen with a 4th valve... I've since seen a second.

I purchased and repaired this several years ago (not a restoration... different standard). The valves are unimaginably amazing... the horn plays amazingly. I've used it orchestrally several times, as well as for solos, 5tets and 4tets. I hate to part with it... but there's another project coming >:)

Buyer pays shipping :)
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Last edited by J.c. Sherman on Fri Dec 13, 2019 5:15 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: FS: Besson "Prototype" Eb Tuba

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Still life with pups and Prototype...
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Re: FS: Besson "Prototype" Eb Tuba - SOLD

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These have AMAZING intonation.
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