After reading through the thread the availability of the false tones required of the Besson appears questionable or in some transitory space: they work for some folk on their instruments and not for others on theirs. Was this instrument designed to give false tones? Probably not, its design was ...

As someone probably not a lot bigger, or maybe not at all bigger -- the JK 8C and the Wick 5 come to mind as mouthpieces that are more tuba cups than a 32E (I have one of those and bleah) and still 30.5 mm diameter. I’m not disagreeing with you and just recall (for the OP’s information) that you pla ...

British Band Instrument Company, never heard of them before and wonder what their business model is. https://bbico.com/ They might be fine - I don’t know - and they have been in business for a while, but if asked then I’d direct potential customers to someone like John Packer. It’s hard to see how va ...

I used to start my beginner 6th grade tuba students on the Bach 32E. As they grew physically larger, I moved them to a Helleberg 7B. ^^ Good to hear. In my amateur experience Tubas can be played with quite small cups. Provided the lip control is there then bigger cups seem to produce richer sounds ...

I have a new tuba student, just starting 5th grade. He played baritone for a year, and now wants to play the tuba. He is rather small, and the mouthpiece he was given with his school horn seems too big for him ... A Jupiter 24AW, which is about 32 mm diameter. I need to find a smaller diameter mp ...

I like the Wick range and now use a 2L on my EEb Tuba; for me the bigger cup energised the fourth valve range and gave a fuller quality to the sound, but YMMV. This comment gave me an excuse to try a 2L as part of a broad search for mouthpieces that work well with my new Eb tuba (Yamaha YEB-632IIS ...

I didn't know these came with a bit! I was told by a resident of the UK, who is a well known repair person, that these were an American market thing and that they didn’t really see them in England. Could be. I was also told by a young American repair person with lots of “swagger” that these don’t ex ...

In the community band which I play, the repertoire simply does not ever go below F below open BBb. But I practice the privilege tones anyway. Occasionally a selection with a cadential Eb, D, or Db benefits from going down the octave to lock everything in. No, I don't do it every time. I don't do it ...

For the price and apparent condition that was a buy now item. Let’s put it in context; if someone offered you a decent Tuba for that price you wouldn’t think twice about it, yet that Lathe offered a lot more in terms of value … just got to learn how to use it.

As a youth I played one of those and loved it. They were made in high pitch, but mine was converted to standard and served me well. I hope it finds a good home.

I like the Wick range and now use a 2L on my EEb Tuba; for me the bigger cup energised the fourth valve range and gave a fuller quality to the sound, but YMMV. In my early Eb playing I used a Wick 5 on my three valve instrument, it worked just fine and the upper range above the stave was easier ...

As a child I played one very similar if not identical to that and it did me proud. They were originally built in high pitched; the one for sale has had its main tuning slide extended but first and third will need pulling and the second (valve notes) will be slightly sharp. Looks in good condition, a ...

I think your identification is correct.
On this site there’s a BBb enharmonic, ID 885: https://www.horn-u-copia.net/show.php?s ... 2Besson%22
And below it (on that site) is an Eb enharmonic.

BramJ wrote: ↑Mon Aug 26, 2024 10:35 am I am not allowed to view it :/
The Netherlands is blocked for some reason

I couldn’t view it in the UK either, but I managed a very quick screen-shot before being dumped.

It’s a BBb and it’s not compensating, well not in the usual use of the term.

I’m maybe a little slow and a little confused, sorry but I am trying to keep up. I think you’re doing work on a Conn 60H. Single rotor Bass Trombone and tuning in the main slide. I think that this is as they were built … seems a flawed design to me, but I’m not clever enough to work for Conn. https:/ ...

I think that this is a New Standard model and they’re pretty much the same as a small bell Boosey Imperial, so a nice compact Tuba that plays well. It’s a four valve compensating instrument. As it’s in the USA I’m assuming it was built in standard or low pitch. I played one of these for a while, it h ...

I visited the local music “superstore” today and they have a York Frankentuba that very much interested me. Going to go down tomorrow and give it a couple toots. This could be an expensive proposition, but you can’t take it with you, right? Just wondering how that went for you? Playing on an Eb befo ...

As noted above, I’m traveling to Scotland in about a month with a local community band, and they are unable to find a Bb horn for me, but have offered to locate an Eb. Can anyone provide me with some tips on making the temporary change; a fingering chart, or anything to help me through this? ...

... You have, of course, checked that the community band uses bass clef (rather than transposed treble clef) for its Tuba parts … Is it true that brass bands will most likely use Eb treble clef parts, but that a wind ensemble might use bass clef? Either way, it should be easy enough to transpose, ...

As noted above, I’m traveling to Scotland in about a month with a local community band, and they are unable to find a Bb horn for me, but have offered to locate an Eb. Can anyone provide me with some tips on making the temporary change; a fingering chart, or anything to help me through this? ...