If you were interested in Besson, consider contacting Declan Lynch, Besson specialist, with the Besson distributor Crampen in Jacksonville.... Might not bee too far from where you live... And you might be able to play test some units on their premises:
Buffet Crampon USA
7255 Salisbury Road
Suite 4
Jacksonville – FL
32256
Phone: 904.821.0234
Email: corporate-usa@buffetcrampon.com
Web: http://www.buffetcrampongroup.com
Sales: Declan Lynch
Regards, Guido
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