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peter birch wrote:there's the royal family from the UK - The Regent, The Imperial and the Sovereign
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I just refer to it as "The Beast" :D
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Whenever I call mine by name it goes something like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGxyIhsSAow" target="_blank
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my horn's previous owner named my horn "Maximus" and asked that I'd keep it, and I have.
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Hi-
The B & S piston F tuba-- the 'Volcano'....
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peter birch wrote:there's the royal family from the UK - The Regent, The Imperial and the Sovereign
Besson also had a parliamentary streak in them with the Westminster range saw this one on ebay today
http://r.ebay.com/Sb2OU8

B&H also had the Solbron range which I think denoted the use of a patented plating for the piston.
solder over bronze
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