If anyone has a nice gig bag that will fit a Besson 983, please let me know. Side or top loaders are fine. Nothing made in China, please. No junk
WTB: Besson 983 gig bag
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bort2.0
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WTB: Besson 983 gig bag
One post here before I buy something new...
If anyone has a nice gig bag that will fit a Besson 983, please let me know. Side or top loaders are fine. Nothing made in China, please. No junk
If anyone has a nice gig bag that will fit a Besson 983, please let me know. Side or top loaders are fine. Nothing made in China, please. No junk
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Re: WTB: Besson 983 gig bag
I bought a Wessex bag for my Besson 983. Fits the horn well, and is well made. I know, it's from Wessex's factory out of China.......but I own other Wessex bags that have held up nicely for over 5 years now. Just saying........
Music is the spice of life. Without it, our life would seem tasteless and boring.... -moaj hyder
Besson 983
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Schiller Bass Trumpet
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Besson 983
Wessex Danube
King 1168S Euphonium
1901 King HN White Monster Eb
Schiller Bass Trumpet
Schiller F Cimbasso
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Fivevalves
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Re: WTB: Besson 983 gig bag
I've a Meinl Weston 2040/5 that has the same dimensions as a 983 and it fits a Miraphone 170103 bag like a glove. Good level of protection (for a bag...) and pretty robust....so far....
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Meinl Weston Spezial 2040/5 "Mr Tuba"
Wessex Dolce Euphonium
More mouthpieces than I care to count....
Meinl Weston Spezial 2040/5 "Mr Tuba"
Wessex Dolce Euphonium
More mouthpieces than I care to count....
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Re: WTB: Besson 983 gig bag
@bort2.0 LIKE A GLOVE!Fivevalves wrote: ↑Thu Nov 11, 2021 3:20 am I've a Meinl Weston 2040/5 that has the same dimensions as a 983 and it fits a Miraphone 170103 bag like a glove. Good level of protection (for a bag...) and pretty robust....so far....
Rob. Just Rob.
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Re: WTB: Besson 983 gig bag
NOT for your tuba...
(seems to only accommodate a 15" bell)
...but (why I'm linking it) this is one of the FEW 3/4 tuba bags that I've stumbled across (in quite a while), with pretty-good-looking workmanship as well as being closer to price-appropriate for some of the budget 3/4 tubas.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/253490650741
' looks to be a good candidate for Yamaha 103, 104, 105-and-alikes, as well as 621's-and-alikes...
(seems to only accommodate a 15" bell)
...but (why I'm linking it) this is one of the FEW 3/4 tuba bags that I've stumbled across (in quite a while), with pretty-good-looking workmanship as well as being closer to price-appropriate for some of the budget 3/4 tubas.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/253490650741
' looks to be a good candidate for Yamaha 103, 104, 105-and-alikes, as well as 621's-and-alikes...
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Re: WTB: Besson 983 gig bag
Thanks Rob, still thinking about it... It's going to be either your bag or Superfine. Possibly a Gotz, but I don't like the state of international shipping right now.kingrob76 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 11:45 am@bort2.0 LIKE A GLOVE!Fivevalves wrote: ↑Thu Nov 11, 2021 3:20 am I've a Meinl Weston 2040/5 that has the same dimensions as a 983 and it fits a Miraphone 170103 bag like a glove. Good level of protection (for a bag...) and pretty robust....so far....
All are high quality options, each with their own pros and a few minor cons. If I were more certain about keeping this long term, I'd go all in and get leather.
But I see a gig bag -- of any quality -- as a poor investment if selling a tuba later on. Few people value a deal when hearing about a tuba plus let me tell you how much this new gig bag is worth on it's own. Conversely a good gig bag is essential, and absolutely worth it when you keep a tuba long term.
Plus, I need a gig bag for tuba #2 as well, so all this together isn't gonna come cheap. :)