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STUDENTI-type ITALIAN COMPENSATOR by 'Buisson', Milan
£255.00
'Maker': 'F. BUISSON'
Type: F/Bb compensating double,
incorporating the Paxman 'Studenti' 4th valve
layout.
'F.Buisson' is a 'stencil' name; the horn was
made in Milan, Italy, probably by Anborg, Kalison, Orsi or
Rampone & Cazzani.
Similar fictitious maker's names often found on this
model include: 'Alliance, Getzen, Danor, Ambassador and
Viking'; there may be others.
The general design of this type of compensating
double horn, dating back at least 65 years,
usually (but not in this case) incorporates a 4th /
'change' F-Bb valve that is notorious in its lever's rather
inconvenient placing for 'small to medium' sized
hands.
However, the recent ingenious modification to the
tubing of this horn incorporates a different
'routing' of the tubes near the 4th valve, so that it can
be reached much more easily by the thumb of a young
player.
This re-designed layout makes the horn quite similar (but not
identical) to a post-1980 Paxman 'Studenti' compensator;
(earlier Studentis still had the old Anborg thumb lever, almost
impossible to reach and operate easily by a small left hand).
Bore / Throat: medium
Alloy: lacquered yellow-brass.
Bell flare: fixed
Valve compression: good on the Bb side; 'OK' but slightly leaky
on the F side.
Mouthpiece: PHC 23 cup with gold plated rim.
Visual / cosmetic condition: the horn ‘has seen a lot
of use’ but has hardly any dings or blemishes.
Weight is slightly on the heavy side: 2.56 kg
Distance from finger hook to 4th valve lever: 10.7 cm;
NB: This is an important specification that is often neglected or overlooked by horn sellers and even some teachers. The small hands of a young player sometimes simply cannot cope with a left hand stretch that is too wide (although there is usually some scope for a brass technician to slightly move either the finger hook, or, less easily, the 4th valve lever).
Further details: included is an old, much-repaired hard case,
visually rather shabby but still functional.
The photos can be viewed in greater detail
by opening and saving them.
Halstead Music acts as an agent only,
accepting no responsibility as a principal.
Red Dragon I.T. Ltd.