Posted by John Cradler on September 29, 2000 at 17:39:06:
In Reply to: F Tubas vs. Besson 983 Eb posted by Fletcher Wanna-Be on September 28, 2000 at 23:34:32:
983 as a substitute for F... by all means give it a chance. I sold my YFB 621 on the spot when I tried my 983, went cold-turkey on learning the fingerings and see no reason to go back(I don't do much orchestral playing so I haven't had to relearn all the excerpts I studied on F) As for build quality-"welcome to the world of Besson" applies. Valves are great, slides could line up better,though.The sound?....yummy
JC