ENGLISH BESSON PRO EUPHONIUM, RESTORED, 3V COMPENSATOR NO DENTS, NEW VALVES, LAC & CASE. NOT "MADE IN INDIA". Start Price USD 1,695.00 Current Price USD 1,695.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 1,695.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, August 23, 2008 End Time Tuesday, September 02, 2008 Location Wichita, Kansas See more about 'ENGLISH BESSON PRO EUPHONIUM, RESTORED, 3V COMPENSATOR' Description WICHITA BAND INSTRUMENT COMPANY 2525 East Douglas Avenue Wichita, KS 67211 Tel: (316) 684-0291; FAX (316) 684-6858 Email: wbic@wichitaband.com Wichita Band Instrument Co. 2525 East Douglas Ave., Wichita, KS 67211, USA tel (316) 684-0291; FAX (316) 684-6858 E-mail F. BESSON MODEL 766 COMPENSATING EUPHONIUM, #543,010, made in London in 1973. Bore size is .580 inches, upright bell is 11 inch diameter. Three long-stroke pistons, compensating model, very good new lacquer finish, with no worn spots anywhere. Besson’s workshop in Edgware, north-east of London a bit, sprayed lacquer in the seventies that wasn’t very durable. Since the instrument came to us wearing maybe 20% of the original finish, we made the decision to lightly polish everything, then spray a couple of coats of Nikolas 2105 acrylic lacquer on the instrument. We made the choice to polish the brass only lightly, which means you can still see a few minor scratches under the finish. To buff them out would mean the brass would have been thin and the tonal-quality of the instrument would suffer. As Dick Nixon said, “We could do it, but it wouldn’t be right.” Dents and small dings have been burnished out in our shop in Wichita. Bessons have good brass and the dent work wasn’t all that difficult. MTS, made in America, case is new. Pistons have been rebuilt at Anderson Plating, are now absolutely perfect. Maybe even better than new… Besson lower brass production was, for a time, in east Germany. We’ve seen newer Bessons stamped “made in India”. This superb Euphonium is 100% “made in England”. Clean, inside and out, all original except for the valve rebuild and the new lacquer. The primary purpose of the 4th. valve on a non-compensating euphonium is to improve 1 & 3 intonation, which is always a bit sharp on a brass instrument. Rather than have a too-sharp one & three, use the fourth valve and you’re there. But with a three-valve compensating system, you don’t need the 4th. valve. The long-stroke pistons automatically add a short amount of tubing, only when one & three are used together. You don’t need the 4th. valve with a three valve Besson compensating system instrument. “Buy it now” price on this one is a mere $1695. “Best buy!”, in our opinion! …………………………………………………………………………………………. Wichita Band Instrument Company is a small musical instrument emporium located in the center of the USA. We’ve been in business since 1953 and have had the same owner since 1963. Originally we were a repair shop that specialized in wind instrument restoration. Today we have 18 employees including eight of the finest repair technicians in the country. Virtually ALL the items we sell have been fully reconditioned in our own shop, although we do sell a few unrestored historical instruments each year. Wichita Band’s service warranty is the same as it’s been for more than thirty years: “ALL new and all used instruments sold by Wichita Band Instrument Company come with our 24 month service warranty. It’s in addition to any factory guarantees. For two full years, we will repair or replace, whichever in our estimation is the more advisable, pads, corks, springs or other parts required, at no charge to the customer. The customer is responsible for shipping and insurance charges. Cases and plating finishes are not covered by our service warranty but are sometimes covered by factory guarantees.” Wichita Band’s service warranty does cover dents and dings to your instrument. If your instrument sustains damage to the body, end bow, neck, slides or bell, we’ll burnish out the dents and make it look “like new” again. The cost you is absolutely nothing except for shipping and insurance charges. Wichita Band Instrument Company maintains a repair department capable of restoration work of the highest quality. Even though repairs are essentially “free” for the first two years, after that period has expired, we remain at your service to maintain and repair your musical equipment forever. It’s our “service after the sale” promise and has been since 1953! In the event that a customer requires service under factory guarantees or Wichita Band’s service warranty, the item must be returned to us and not directly to the manufacturer. Anything we sell can be sent to you for a short approval period without obligation. We collect NO SALES TAX, unless you’re lucky enough to live in Kansas. The customer is responsible for shipping and insurance and must pre-pay back to us any freight charges on returned equipment. International shipping is available. Returned items will be refunded within 3 weeks of receiving the item. We’re happy to send any instrument “on approval” for five days, but ask the prospective buyer to pay shipping both ways and to please reimburse us for posting, clean-up and restocking charges, 2.95%, on any returned instrument. VISA/MASTERCARD/DISCOVER/MONEY ORDER/CHECK/WIRE TRANSFER ACCEPTED. Credit cards not accepted from some countries. We must ship to the credit card billing address with exceptions made only at our discretion. We’re happy to correspond with musicians, players, parents and enthusiasts of all types. Written appraisals are always available, but please don’t write or telephone and ask “what’s granny’s baritone sax worth?” Do an Ebay search and you’ll learn far more than we could ever tell you. Please note: Many scam artists are now sending fake "Ebay second chance" offers or "Ebay/Paypal invoices" to high bidders and other bidders on closed and active ebay items. If we send you an "Ebay invoice" or "second chance offer" it will be from wbic@wichitaband.com. Please call us on our 800 number (800-835-3006) or (001-316-684-0291 for international buyers) or email us directly at wbic@wichitaband.com, to speak or write to us in person about any auction, and please verify any second chance offers from us. Customers wishing to use US Postal Service: Please be advised that we will be happy to send your item by the US Postal Service if you so desire. However, please be informed that if your item is lost, stolen or damaged in transit, it could take one year or longer to finalize the claim with the US Postal Service. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for lost, stolen or damaged items when shipped with the US Postal Service. Because of this problem, we cannot recommend the US Postal Service for anything other than inexpensive items. Please see our other auctions: Current E-bay auctions. Feel free to call or e-mail for any additional information. Wichita Band Instrument Co. 800-835-3006 payment line (USA and Canada), 316-684-0291 outside the USA and Canada order line, and info line, e-mail: wbic@wichitaband.com. OUR STORE Place a Bid!