that's a really nice looking Tuba !!
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that's a really nice looking Tuba !!
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...
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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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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)...
Thanks Dave, good advice ... will warm it up some more before metering the tuning. Dohhhhhh .... forgot that A # = Bb :eek:
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 # " ......
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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...