Bundy - Selmer compact Bb tuba

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Bundy - Selmer compact Bb tuba

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Hello to all of you, new member here.
I am looking for a small Bb tuba and found this tuba for sale:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/87388406@ ... res/v1ze53" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank

Information about this tuba is hard to find, could be a good candidate for experiments with pick ups and
microphones. Who knows these instruments?

Thanks!
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That's an old Besson 2-20, 682, or 787. Same horn different model numbers depending when it was made. They play well but tip over easily when standing on the tiny 13" bell
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Good little horns.
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One of those tiny Bundy BBb tubas was donated to my old middle school after it was pulled up from the bottom of a lake. It was cleaned up and turned out to be a really good player. The smaller kids loved it!
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Thanks, I'll try to win the auction for a reasonable price.
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Welcome, Dijkstra, to the board. A Fryslander is always extra welcome!
I had one of those and it played very well as long as you didn't force it to do what it couldn't do. :D
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bloke wrote:I'm thinkin' they are fairly large bore - .689"...yes?
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Bought the small tuba, case and (not original) mouthpiece included.
The small Bessons were not cheap; who knows the selling price of the Bundy/Selmer?
I will bring it to a shop for cleaning (another 100 euro's) and ask them to estimate (hope this is correct...)
the current value.
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/87388406@ ... 5962767670

Two new pictures, my "new" tuba (arrived yesterday) and the only picture I can find of a similar instrument, an old bundy.
Lots of small Bessons on the internet. Euro's well spent!
Came with a mirafone 4C mouthpiece and a decent looking case. The step from a small Dennis Wick mouthpiece to the 4C is to big, I'll try to find something smaller and the case will be replaced with a gigbag, hoping to find one that fits.

The previous owners have taken good care of the small tuba, it looks great!
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