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Re: Anyone have a Buffet Prestige basset horn?

Author: Chris P
Date: 2020-02-13 14:53

"I remember reading a post on here a few years ago where you said your early Selmer basset horn had some flaring in the lower joint near the last few toneholes?"

I forgot about that as it's been a while since I last played my Selmer basset horn as it still doesn't have a working low D key.

Looking at it just now, it does have an expansion in the lower joint bore from below the Eb tonehole (the 2nd tonehole above the tenon - the tonehole where low Eb issues from as opposed to the next higher one operated by the low Eb key). Then there's a further and more pronounced expansion in the area of the tenon similar to that seen on German/Oehler systems.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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