Posted by Bruce on December 07, 1999 at 13:09:08:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Besson BBb FB posted by Bjorn Halvorsen on December 07, 1999 at 06:00:52:
My understanding is that the peg is for a harness used by players on horseback in the mounted brass bands in England. I have a Besson 4V EEflat and the previous owner just cut the ball off with a hack saw and filed it smooth. He said it was hard on your leg if the ball rested on it.