Hi All,
A few weeks ago I picked up a rather neat little horn and I thought I’d share. It’s a Besson with a serial number placing it in the late 60’s. It has a detachable front-facing bell which I’ve never seen on an intermediate horn before. It is takes a small shank mouthpiece (no signs of an altered leadpipe and yes, I have tried to fit in a euro-width Besson mouthpiece). It’s a bright little horn with ridiculous range (having a full compensated range along with allowing me to hit my first ever A5 the first time I tried it is just silly). I’m super excited to get some use out of it during marches and such!
Edit: I forgot to mention that one person who recognized the model said this is a horn Besson tried out in order to try and enter the American market before the Americans started smuggling over New Standards and doing that job for them. I don’t know if there’s any truth to that, but I find the idea interesting.
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Jarod Quigley