| ID |
Instrument |
Maker |
Model |
Serial# |
Manuf. Date |
Key/Pitch |
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| 7636 |
Trumpet |
Besson |
Brevete |
137xxx |
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|
 |
| British
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| 7564 |
Trumpet; Bass |
Besson |
Brevete |
58xx5 |
1895-6 |
Bb |
 |
| Engraved: 50 Medals of Honor |
Besson & Co |
Prototype |
193 Euston Road |
London |
England |
C Fischer |
6 4th Ave N. Y. |
Sole Agent U States
Bell 6.5"
Bore .480 (main tuning slide)
Length 18 in
Length of tubing: approx 9ft
|
| 7552 |
Cornet |
Besson |
Concord |
|
|
|
 |
| Besson Concord London England
|
| 7512 |
Fluglehorn |
Besson |
|
55649 |
1893 |
|
 |
| F. Besson
|
| 7511 |
Trombone; Valve |
Besson |
|
43870. |
|
|
 |
| Bastrompet: The position of the 4 th valve is different than the other 4 valve Besson we have
|
| 7481 |
Mellophone |
Besson |
|
|
|
F/Eb |
 |
|
|
| 7476 |
Alto Horn |
Besson |
|
5122 |
|
Eb |
 |
| French
|
| 7415 |
Tuba |
Besson |
Imperial |
|
|
Eb |
 |
|
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| 7412 |
Cornet |
Besson |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
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| 7396 |
Trumpet |
Besson |
Excellent |
|
|
|
 |
|
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| 7353 |
Tenor Horn |
Besson |
Westminister |
483497 |
|
|
 |
| Height: 23 3/4 In.
|
| 7333 |
Trombone; Valve |
Besson |
Excellence |
none |
|
Bb |
 |
| Engraving reads Excellence | Fabrication Francaise | F. Besson | Paris | Made in France
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|
| 7308 |
Trombone; Valve |
Besson |
Imperial |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
| 7280 |
Tuba |
Besson |
Class A |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
| 7279 |
Trumpet |
Besson |
Westminister |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
| 7236 |
Alto Horn |
Besson |
|
293948 |
|
|
 |
|
|
| 7053 |
Trombone |
Besson |
Adademy 402 |
16181 |
1940s |
|
 |
| Engraved: CLASS | A | 50 MEDALS OF HONOUR | FB (intertwined initials F & B) | Besson | 5 Pointed Star | LONDON - PARIS - NEW YORK | Academy | 402 | 16181
|
| 6991 |
Tenor Cor |
Besson |
|
|
|
|
 |
| Engraved:
Artist |
FABRICATION FRANÇAISE |
F. BESSON |
PARIS |
MADE IN FRANCE
|
| 6901 |
Cornet |
Besson |
Zephyr |
848xx |
1903-9 |
|
 |
|
|
| 6889 |
Fluglehorn |
Besson |
|
|
|
|
 |
| Besson and Couesnon engraved on the bell
|
| 6850 |
Alto Horn |
Besson |
Westminister |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
| 6849 |
Fluglehorn |
Besson |
|
109XXX |
|
|
 |
| Class A | Besson & Co. | Prototype | 198 Euston Road | London | England
|
| 6806 |
Trumpet |
Besson |
|
86278 |
1930s |
|
 |
| Engraved: Fabrication Francaise Perfectionnee Paris France
This is a "Rapuano" F. Besson, Paris. ("French Besson".) It is not marked with the Besson logo, to get around US import quotas. It differs from Meha and Brevette models with details such as no 3rd slide throw, a 1st slide throw, and a perpendicular 2nd slide instead of a forward-leaning 2nd slide
|
| 6628 |
Trumpet |
Besson |
Crescendo |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
| 6603 |
Cornet |
Besson |
Desideratum |
8271 |
1870s |
|
 |
| "The scroll is FR, not FB and stands for Florentine Ridoux, maiden name of Bessons wife. This also dates the piece as later models had FB in the scroll, Above the wreath is the Royal Seal and below the serial number is a crown instead of a star. "
|
| 6594 |
Alto Horn |
Besson |
Pocket |
13546 |
1874 |
|
 |
|
|
| 6509 |
Cornet |
Besson |
Imperial |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
| 6417 |
Ballad Horn |
Besson |
|
42858 |
|
|
 |
| F. Besson Breveté SGDG 96 rue d’Angouleme Paris
|
| 6351 |
Cornet |
Besson |
|
|
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|
 |
|
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| 6293 |
Trombone |
Besson |
Stratford |
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|
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