Posted by Art H on February 06, 2002 at 00:29:44:
In Reply to: Besson F posted by Pete on February 05, 2002 at 23:34:24:
A friend of mine has a Besson Eb that is VERY similar to the one on ebay, but a little bigger, of course. I played on it and was very impressed by its response, tone, intonation, and superb craftsmanship. But I could never live with the leadpipe angle (which requires you to blow uphill) and the valve placement, which forces you to bend your wrist downward awkwardly. When they were in the design stage they could have made it comfortable for me, but they chose to make it fit someone else.