This Tuba Tuesday the Museum features a F. Besson, Brevettee, EEb Tuba, 3 Pistons, c. 1875.
F. Besson/ Brevettee/ 198 Euston Rd/ London
This is the oldest Besson instrument in the collection.
Bell is 12.5″, bore is 630″ & height of 33.5”.
https://simonettitubacollection.com/ins ... ns-c-1875/
Tuba Tuesday: F. Besson, Brevettee, EEb Tuba, 3 Pistons, c. 1875
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Tuba Tuesday: F. Besson, Brevettee, EEb Tuba, 3 Pistons, c. 1875
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Re: Tuba Tuesday: F. Besson, Brevettee, EEb Tuba, 3 Pistons, c. 1875
Should be. 25 & 26 were a few years earlier than this serial number.
If it’s tourist season, why can’t we shoot them?
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Re: Tuba Tuesday: F. Besson, Brevettee, EEb Tuba, 3 Pistons, c. 1875
I’m pretty certain that it was one of those that I learnt to play bass on as a teenager; well the same base model but what I used was silver plated and with artistic engraving on the bell. Wish I’d never have let that instrument go, but it belonged to the youth band and I left to join the world of work.