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  1. Besson prestige?

    Hi i was just wondering if anyone knows much about the new besson prestige. I am in the market to purchase a new horn and i wonder if the quality is what it used to be.



    Thanks


  2. Besson prestige?

    MUCh has been written on this subject over the last 4 years. Check the following prior posts for reports on the new Besson Prestige (2051 or 2052):

    Besson Prestige 2051

    Boosey & Hawkes vs, Buffett-Crampon

    Besson or Sterling?

    New Besson

    Yamaha 842S or Besson Prestige?

    There is more on this subject in this web site. Feel free to search the forums. You'll find a wealth of information.

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    Besson prestige?

    I suggest you do a search on the site for "prestige" and browse the results. Here are a few to get you started:

    http://www.dwerden.com/talk/forum/me...&threadid=3549

    http://www.dwerden.com/talk/forum/me...&threadid=3662


    http://www.dwerden.com/talk/forum/me...&threadid=2791

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  4. Besson prestige?

    I haven't been able to find this in other threads. Exactly how does the tuning trigger work? I know it tunes normally out of tune notes (above the staff G and B natural for two), but how does it do that?


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    Besson prestige?

    Given that the infamous 6th partial (Eb, E, and F above the bass clef staff) is generally sharp (not always applicable to all horns, but most often applies to the large-bore Bessons), the tuning trigger, when depressed by the player, "kicks out" the main tuning slide. This lengthens the overall horn by an inch or two and thus brings the 6th partial more or less back into tune. When not playing in that partial or elsewhere on the horn where the horn is not sharp, the tuning trigger is released and the main tuning slide returns to its "home" position.

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    Besson prestige?

    If it helps in understanding how the trigger works, here's an image of one operating:

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