Euphonium/ Baritone in A?

[theatomizer13]

I have a besson class A that that looks like from the 1920's, and it sounds like it is in A instead of Bb so i was wondering if that is how it was made or if it is broken somehow, it seems to play fine but in A.

Any info would help.
Pictures to come

[PMeuph]

Two things come to mind:


1. It might be in a lower pitch than be use today.
2. It might be leaking.

If I were you I would take out a good tuner and figure out were exactly were it sits on the spectrum. A might be 425hz or 435... I would also check for leaks and make sure the valves aren't too worn down.


http://www.dolmetsch.com/musictheory27.htm#chartofpitch" target="_blank
http://www.indiana.edu/~emusic/hertz.htm" target="_blank

[Highams]

All of the above, but.........they were available in A too.

Hawkes listed Euphoniums in A, B flat & C in their catalogues.

CB