I've only ever seen the "Bessons" marque on dubious pocket cornets, but here it is on a baritone. These are Indian and by all accounts not very well made.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/226193587081?m ... media=COPY
"Bessons" (Indian counterfeit)
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Re: "Bessons" (Indian counterfeit)
Looks like someone also extended the main and first valve slides, so maybe this is a more playable example? For only £50 or whatever bidding gets up to, someone can find out!
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Re: "Bessons" (Indian counterfeit)
I've always suspected that the Indian people migrated there from the southern U.S. - as we refer to businesses in the same way:
"Kroger's", "Aldi's", "Nordstrom's", etc...
"Kroger's", "Aldi's", "Nordstrom's", etc...