Besson / Boosey and Hawkes - Black outer sprung Valve Guide

Although the service is great from your selfs. The value guides weren’t round in the middle they were nearly oval. What I normally order is first class. This is just a small hiccup

The supplier responded:Dear customer, Thank you for your feedback, I'm sorry to hear that the valve guides weren't right for you in this order. If you'd be happy to send over some pictures to us I'm sure that we can look at rectifying this for you. Kind regards, Kasey Stone - Dawkes Sales

Did the job. Prompt and helpful service.

The valve guides are good quality but I have found that the underside needs to be ‘eased down’ a bit with an emery board to stop the top of the valve hitting it on the up-stroke and causing the spring to rattle. This is on a Besson Sovereign tenor horn with new felt pads under the screw caps. The original valve guides didn’t have the same fault but I have found all the replacements so far have.

Very good. Posted quickly

It was a replacement part and works as it should

Exactly the right part to keep my lovely old cornet working like new.

Correct bits for the instrument

Only place in the world to get these parts!

great to be able to find these and high quality

After much searching on the internet I found some posts mentioning the BBH1072 valve guides. I asked Dawkes, by e-mail,if they would work in the Besson Stratford cornet I just bought on e-bay. I was assured they would work, and so order some. They worked GREAT! I am hoping they will continue to be made and sold here as this is the only place to go.