If you don’t have your own server space, you may upload the photos as attachments to your postings (3 photos max in each post). Without having much knowledge in this field I would say that this item does require at least some level of repair.
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Two leadpipes, Olds 7C mouthpiece and proprietary case provided. Harbors a fair amount of cosmetic wear and dings from 100 years of use, yet not unsightly. Professionally serviced and cleaned being 100 functional. 3 valve compensating tubas and euphoniums were intended for cavalry bands, where the players only had one hand free for the instrument. Antique Brass Tenor Horn Class A Prototype With Hard Shell Case British Plated Class A Prototype London, England. Early 20th century, rare class B Besson cornet. Therefor the tubists, 1 Eb and 1 BBb in regimental bands, 3 tubas combined in the household bands and other state ceremonial bands, used 3+1 compensators, the BBb versions much hated by the players for their immense weight. As far as I remember Besson/Boosey & Hawkes continued making high pitch through the year of 1967.īritish bands on foot (that is non-cavalry) used the same instruments for marching and seated concerts, as they in fact often marched to and from street/square/park concerts. If this tuba was originally built in low pitch it was made for export or for British military use, as amateur bands were high pitch until more modern days.
#Besson and co prototype class a serial
Only the brass instruments’ industry was re-purposed for making the fuel feeding tubing for Spitfires and other light fighters during wartime.Īgain a serial # would be helpful, as my gut-feeling says, that Leviathan points towards a somewhat older instrument. But in 1940 Boosey & Hawkes merged with Besson, and from then we definitely have compensating Bessons. I don’t know whether Besson at some point of time got access to that patent. Boosey owned or had license to the Blaikley patent for this compensating system from 1878.