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There are currently three Besson ‘New Standard’ 3-valve compensating euphoniums listed on eBay - two have lacquer finishes, one has a silver finish,...

Besson also produced a 3-valve compensator marked as a model 766. There is one on eBay right now, located in Switzerland I believe: Euphonium...

Anyone know off which 3-valve bessons are compensationg models? 176 mentioned above. Others? Thanks.

Playing the French C Tuba and Bb Saxhorn Basse I use the Ergobrass system. With the 3+3 or 3+2 valves there are no fingers left to hold the horn (and...

That's a good point 58mark. I've tried small pillows and rolled up towels in the past but for some reason I've never found a setup that I like....

I'm 6 foot 8, so height should be a major concern to me, but with Euphonium, I just build a lap pad out of foam to fit the contours of my leg, and...

I’ll agree with Dave on the Adam E1’s weight. I had to switch to something lighter after playing on an older Yamaha 642S. It was painful to play...

Ann, Some have suggested a three valve compensating Besson for having a great sound and being lightweight. I really like mine and it is lightweight....

Hello Ann, the non-comp Adams Sonic non-comp sounds to me a very impressive horn in this substantive demonstration by Mauro Martins: ...

Simply as a reference, here are a couple pictures of a Besson 3-valve compensating euphonium (Model 176) along with associated catalogue sheets with...

General, KA2BAH - was still playing mostly tuba when I registered this sign. Pulled the study materials for Extra, but have shifted to picking up a...

Well, most compensating horns are heavy for good reason - all the extra tubing involved and the longer pistons. Among those, the lightest option...

that valve is slightly sluggish compared to the others, going up and down. I put the Meade light spring labeled 4 into the 4th valve and the rest...

if you want a lightweight instrument with a professional sound, what about a 3 valve compensating besson? They are SO light. I have one here...

Just noticed this thread... I'm W1XO. Been licensed since I was 14 in 1970 (WN4TCD). I like CW, especially on the low bands. I'm trying to get a...

One other thing to try is to make sure it is not a spring noise. Because you had the piston out, it is common to have the spring seat crookedly when...

I got one... Thanks!

Thanks everyone. If it seems a problem, i will follow up locally.

There’s a vent hole in the bottom of each valve up through the middle to the top of the valve so air won’t be trapped and the valve can move freely....

maybe the sound is like pumping air into a tire, but very soft! Both for valve going up and down. I have had that on my Besson 4th valve when it...

Air sound when valve goes up or down like I have heard in past width a new horn. When pushing down or releasing it sounds like air is holding back...

Can you describe what you mean by hearing more compression?

MB4F still available?

Thanks Dave, It went in OK. I can just hear slightly more compression when i depress that valve over the others. But I practiced for 2 hours...

Oh, that's not good! But it is fortunate that you have stainless steel valves - they are hard to hurt. Is it possible it landed on the valve...

The double bell euphonium has now been listed on eBay.

I'm always hesitant to ban someone, but this sounds like a very good "ban" to do! Thanks for the update.