Mystery Tuba Body

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Art Hovey
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Mystery Tuba Body

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This BBb tuba body resembles a King but is a bit bigger. There is a distinctive ridge around the ferrule that connects the bell stack to the big bow. The next ferrule apparently had a similar ridge, but it has been removed. I'd like to know the brand name.

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Looks like a Besson ferrule.
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Some of the old Reynolds tubas had ferrules like those:

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Reynolds +1
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