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    that's a really nice looking Tuba !!

    that's a really nice looking Tuba !!
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    I love my recording bell Tuba ... and yes, I use...

    I love my recording bell Tuba ... and yes, I use it alot in indoor performances (and practices) with a community band and also a wind ensemble group I perform with.

    The Tuba I primarily play...
  3. Practical tips / "how to" re-lacquer a brass instrument

    Hi,

    I have a Besson Tuba (built in 1959) and probably 40% of the original lacquer has worn off. The raw un-lacquered brass areas were very tarnished / discoloured & "ugly" imho ... I purchased a...
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    re-lacquering an old brass instrument

    Hi,

    I'm new here, and hunted around, high & low, looking for a thread which dealt with "how to" strip the old lacquer off an old brass instrument (an old Besson Tuba I just acquired, in my case)...
  5. Thanks Dave, good advice ... will warm it up some...

    Thanks Dave, good advice ... will warm it up some more before metering the tuning. Dohhhhhh .... forgot that A # = Bb :eek:
  6. Thanks Bob ... One other comment ... the REAL...

    Thanks Bob ...

    One other comment ... the REAL reason I think I need a new MP for this Besson horn ... when I used a tuner on it, playing open Bb (lower & higher) ... the readout is " A # " ......
  7. need advice re: MP for a 1959 Besson "recording bell" tuba

    Hi,

    Just wondering what sort of mouthpiece would be a decent "fit" with this horn. It has the Besson name, but it was manufactured in 1959 by Boosey & Hawkes. It's built like a tank, rugged like a...
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