Well, I decided that the half-price brand new gold 6BY that I saw on eBay was too good to miss so I'm now the proud owner, and very nice it is too with my 1982 Round Stamp Baritone. The bore is...
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Well, I decided that the half-price brand new gold 6BY that I saw on eBay was too good to miss so I'm now the proud owner, and very nice it is too with my 1982 Round Stamp Baritone. The bore is...
Okay, so it’s 2 years later, but I’ve been on the lookout for a good-priced gold 6BS for my 1982 Sovereign baritone to go with the 4AL I use with my 1979 euphonium, when I read the details for the...
Hi fjalars, yes, the flugabone is great fun to play. If I stick in a 12C mouthpiece and close my eyes I can pretend I'm Miles Davis (okay, maybe I need to close my ears a bit too!) But after a...
I bought a King 1130 for £300 through an acquaintance on Facebook who “knew a guy”. Strangely there’s no engraving on the bell, but it sure looks, feels and sounds like a King. I also bought a mint...
Does anyone have experience of the Wessex Tubas FB-124 flugabone vs the Dynasty M566 marching trombone? I've got a very good example of the latter (no dents or dings, seems to have lived undisturbed...
Thanks for the tip - and would I be right in thinking the Trumpet edition is essentially the same thing in Bb treble clef?
I bought my copy of Wright and Round's Complete Method over 30 years ago (it has to be, because that's about how long I stopped playing for when the kids came along!) I'd like to get hold of a new...
I play euphonium (a beautifully reconditioned 1976 B&H round stamp Sovereign) with an Ultra SM4U-X while I play baritone (JP373 Sterling) with an Ultra SM5U or a Classic SM6B. I did try an SM4U on...
Had my first proper blow on the JP last night. Managed to get a reasonable sound out of it, and could remember all the fingerings without difficulty, so all those scale sessions weren’t wasted. Was...
Didn't make it to Andover today - a bug refused to stay fixed so I couldn't take the afternoon off. Computers, eh? Hey ho.
But now the trip is going to be postponed even longer, because I've...
@DEF1 - snagged a used JP374 MkI on FB BASBUK group - it isn't quite as good as a brand new JP274 MkII, but then it wasn't £1,100 either!
@Barry - thanks for the technicality - much appreciated - I was wondering why the tubing was wound differently - now I know! And that explains all those lawsuits with Adolphe.
I'm thoroughly convinced that a low-priced shiny thing off eBay is going to be a disappointment from the moment I peel off the bubble-wrap. I'm not averse to a "Chinese horn", and given where I live...
@DEF1 - yep, I'm in the UK - thanks for the tip - heading to FB now!
@snorlax - sorry, I don't understand your comment. John Packer and Wessex Tubas are both UK companies. I was asking about the JP274 vs the EP100. I can get a brand new JP274 for sub-£1000 while...
Tempting. Only twice the price of the one we're talking about :-( I know you get what you pay for, but you've still gotta do the paying...
Maybe a JP274 - they're just shy of £1K - or are we...
Thanks for the suggestion. Sadly eBay and Google in general are right out of Wessex Dolces, and the auction for the Besson ends in 2 days, so do I jump or do I pass it over and bide my time?
Thanks for the vote of confidence! So a Jupiter or any of the £250 horns on eBay are likely to frustrate me quite quickly. What’s better for me then, a 1950s F.Besson or a Besson 1000, given that I...
It's currently standing at around $1,000 given current exchange rates. Unmissable bargain?
As for intonation issues, I haven't played for a quarter of a century, so will anyone notice?!
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The other eBay item that caught my eye (see my post on the F.Besson for the first) is a "Besson International (1000 Series)" which has "LONDON" and "1000" engraved on the bell, but not...
After a 25-year break I've decided it's time to find a Euphonium again and pick up where I left off. I've found an interesting one on eBay, but I'm in the dark about "French Besson". The horn looks...