NewDemo KING 2280SP FOUR-VALVE, SILVER PLATED EUPHONIUM with case, mouthpiece, warranty.Four piston valves, English 3 1 style, full compensating system.The bell is engraved quot50 Medals of Honour in a banner FB logo BESSON star symbol LONDON-PARIS-new YORK Made in Englandquot.Also sted on the back side of the bell serial number 578701, made in England in the mid-197039s.This is the original model Besson full compensating system euphonium that established these instruments as the finest available decades ago.nbsp Besson compensating euphoniums are still in production today, now made in Germany and elsewhere.nbsp This one is an original, with the construction and playing qualities that established the legend.The instrument is all-original. Original valve pistons are in superb condition and tight in the casings with good compression.Very good Besson 5 mouthpiece is included, along with a new SKB hard case which fits the euphonium like it was made for it