Hello everyone,
In this day and age we have such a wide variety of brands and I myself have always taken interest in the differences between brands, I found Dave Werden's testing of Euphonium's such a valuable resource which I hope will be added to in the near future.
I currently start to explore updating my 2015 made Besson Prestige Euphonium and I wanted to cover all basis and ensure that I was not missing out on any other brands. Currently as it stands, I wanted to share in order of interest my current thoughts.
I thought I best start with listing my preferences in order of interest.
1. Besson Prestige 2052-2 Euphonium in Gold Lacquer (I wonder if these changes will be made to the Silver Besson Prestige 2052-2 Euphonium?).
2. Sterling Virtuoso Euphonium.
3. Geneva GVL or Oldroyd Cardinal Euphonium.
Of course the likes of the Yamaha Neo and Adam's Custom Euphonium would probably make this list to.
As a British Euphonium Player, I guess I always look for that dark colour in the sound but equally important is the operation of the mechanics of the instrument especially the action of the valves and trigger.
I am curious to know if anyone has tested these euphonium's and what their thoughts were on them?
Many Thanks,
Micah Dominic Parsons