Posted by Klaus on February 14, 2003 at 01:12:34:
Quite a number of TubeNet-ers have expressed interest for my uploads of .jpg's found on diverse temporary brass resources on the net and of catalogue scans. As I cannot and will not keep up a pro level site, I have used the Yahoo groups system to store .pdf's and .jpg's.
Fortunately I have found out how to make the illustrations available without membership of the groups. But my present index, 34 pages in Word format, is a bit unwieldy.
Hence I will try to present the uploads in themes. As the most recent uploads are a circa 1985 Besson conical low brass catalogue and a circa 1997 Besson tuba leaflet, I have chosen Besson as the first theme.
If you are interested in the Besson topic, please save or bookmark this posting. The next theme will be the related one of B&H.
Klaus
Thumbnail of a Besson & Co. “Prototype” model cornet with a rotary change valve to A:
http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/yorkmasterpublicphotosx/vwp?.dir=/&.dnm=Besson+and+Co.+Bb-A+cornet.jpg
Thumbnails of a 1909 Besson enharmonic euphonium:
http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/yorkmasterpublicphotosx/lst?.dir=/1909+Besson+enharmonic+euphonium
Besson New Standard 1977 low brasses. The last catalogue before the 19” tuba bells were introduced as a standard option. (2479KB)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/YorkMasterPublicPhotosIII/files/BessonNewStandard,1977LowBra.pdf
Besson low conical brasses illustrated in a circa 1985 catalogue (including company history, low brass history, and an illustration of the Blaikley automatic compensating system):
Folder with 13 single page 300 dpi .pdf scans:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/YorkMasterPublicPhotosXII/files/Besson%201985%20Low%20Brass%20catalogue/
Folder with 13 single page 120 dpi .jpg scans:
http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/yorkmasterpublicphotosxi/lst?.dir=/Besson+1985+catalogue+(Sovereign+-+700)&.src=gr&.order=&.view=t
Besson tuba leaflet circa 1997 illustrating the Sovereign and 700 series:
Folder with 2 single page 120 dpi .pdf scans:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/YorkMasterPublicPhotosXI/files/Besson%20tuba%20leaflet%20circa%201997/
Folder with 2 single page 120 dpi .jpg scans:
http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/yorkmasterpublicphotosxi/lst?.dir=/Besson+tubas+1997+++Sovereign-700+series
Thumbnails of a Besson New Standard BBb tuba 3+1 compensating:
http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/yorkmasterpublicphotosxi/lst?&.dir=/Besson+New+Standard+BBb+tuba+3%2b1+comp
Thumbnails of a 1917 Besson Prototype model small euphonium in the style of a French Saxhorn basse:
http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/yorkmasterpublicphotosx/lst?&.dir=/1917+Besson-Prototype+Saxhorn+basse-euph
Thumbnails of a 1935 prototype of a Besson front action euphonium with 4 fully compensating pistons:
http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/yorkmasterpublicphotosx/lst?.dir=/Besson+1935+prototype+front+action+euph
Thumbnails of a Besson compensating BBb tuba with 3 pistons and recording bell:
http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/yorkmasterpublicphotosx/lst?&.dir=/Besson+3P+comp+BBb+tuba+bell+front
Thumbnail of a prototype of a Besson 985 F tuba with 4 front action compensating pistons:
http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/yorkmasterpublicphotosx/vwp?.dir=/&.dnm=Besson+985+F+tuba+4P+comp.jpg
Thumbnails of two Besson Stratford 1958 and 1960 Eb tuba:
http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/yorkmasterpublicphotosx/lst?.dir=/Besson+Stratford+Eb+tuba+1958
http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/yorkmasterpublicphotosiii/lst?.dir=/Besson+Stratford+1960+Eb+tuba
Thumbnails of a Besson 2-20 Eb tuba, small with 3 top action pistons:
http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/yorkmasterpublicphotosviii/lst?.dir=/Besson+2-20+Eb+tuba+3+top+pistons
Thumbnails of a Besson 700 Eb tuba, small with 3 top action pistons:
http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/yorkmasterpublicphotosx/lst?&.dir=/Besson+700+Eb+tuba+3+top+pistons
Thumbnails of a Besson 2-20 British style non-compensating baritone (early 1970-ies):
http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/yorkmasterpublicphotosix/lst?.dir=/Besson+2-20+British+Baritone
Thumbnails of a Besson Imperial 735 valve trombone:
http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/yorkmasterpublicphotosx/lst?&.dir=/Besson+Imperial+valve+trombone
Thumbnails of a Besson 757 British style non-compensating baritone (since circa 1980):
http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/yorkmasterpublicphotosix/lst?.view=t&.dir=/Besson+757+3P+non-comp+baritone
Thumbnails of an antique F. Besson cornet from around 1885:
http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/yorkmasterpublicphotosix/lst?.dir=/Antique+F.+Besson+Cornet+1885
Thumbnails of an F. Besson Eb alto horn Class A:
http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/yorkmasterpublicphotosx/lst?&.dir=/F.+Besson+-+London+Eb+alto+horn+Class+A
Thumbnail of an F. Besson, Paris, Systeme Prototype Saxhorn basse:
http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/yorkmasterpublicphotosx/vwp?.dir=/&.dnm=F.+Besson+Bb+Saxhorn+basse.jpg