Hi everyone,
After years of procrastination I finally purchased a Besson Prestige Gold Lacquer Euphonium!
I've only had it a couple of days so it's too early for a full review but my first impression is that I have an instrument that is well designed, well built that makes a glorious sound.
I won't be able to compare it to an Adams E3 or Sterling as I've never played one, and they're just not readily available in Australia.
To be honest, my very first impression of the horn was not amazing. If I only had 15 minutes at a trade stand I would not have bought this instrument. But after swapping out the heavy caps (i.e. put the standard caps on the horn) and a couple of practice sessions under the belt the sound suddenly opened up into something special (it could be that I am working out how to make this instrument work).
ted