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  1. Thanks to davewerden and daruby, as well as all...

    Thanks to davewerden and daruby, as well as all others, for their quite helpful responses and information!
  2. Thank you for your response, and indeed, from...

    Thank you for your response, and indeed, from your post(s) I understand that for this horn, a Wick 4AM would be appropriate. However, I was further musing (though not really considering a near future...
  3. Thank you for your response. Based on other...

    Thank you for your response. Based on other responses, I have already purchased a Wick 4AM, but your comments give me pause! Thanks.
  4. daruby, based on your and others comments...

    daruby, based on your and others comments regarding shank size, for this Besson the Bach 6 1/2AL small shank would be correct? Thank you.
  5. Thank you for the information.

    Thank you for the information.
  6. Mr. Werden (don't know your USCG rank, don't know...

    Mr. Werden (don't know your USCG rank, don't know how to best and respectfully address you--thank you for serving, in any case): Thank you for your comments.
  7. Thanks for your suggestion.

    Thanks for your suggestion.
  8. Thank you, daruby, for your thoughts, especially...

    Thank you, daruby, for your thoughts, especially about the Besson 10 mouthpiece. Yikes, it's the only one I've ever had. What makes it so lousy, if I may ask. Thank you.
  9. Thank you for your input, DEF1.

    Thank you for your input, DEF1.
  10. Thanks to both for your responses. Re the...

    Thanks to both for your responses. Re the 4AL/4AM, I was sort of wondering inasmuch as on the Wick website there didn't seem to be subsets (small, medium, large) of the 4AL. Will the 4AM play...
  11. 1966 Besson euphonium and Wick 4AL mouthpiece

    I have a Besson Model 181 4-valve compensating euphonium purchased in 1966. It came with a Besson 10 mouthpiece, something about which (the mouthpiece) I can find little on the internet, as far as...
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    Thank you for your expeditious response. Re...

    Thank you for your expeditious response.

    Re valve guides, you provided several "aha" moments! Indeed, there are attached metal guides on the piston as you describe. You also indicated that there...
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    Valve guides and piston felts

    I am a newbie to this excellent website and forum. I have a Besson 1966 (purchase year) Model 181 silver 4-valve compensating euphonium with the originally supplied Besson 10 mouthpiece. It has never...
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