Instrument

ID	11589
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model
Serial#	55134
Date Made	1895
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Description	50 Medals of Honour | Dec. 7, 1895 | F. Besson | Prototype | 98 Euston Road | London | England | C. Fischer | 6 4th Ave. N.Y. | Sole Agent U. States | W. B Rogers | Bandmaster 7th Regt. NYCNY| From his Friend Edwd Kemp Walter B. Rogers Presentation cornet. He was the director of the 22nd Regiment Band when this was presented to him by Edward Kemp
Commentary	Marty Schmitt
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ID	10849
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model	Pocket
Serial#	36857
Date Made
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Description	Likely fake
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ID	10827
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model	Compensating
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ID	10620
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model	New Standard
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Date Made
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Pitch	Bb
Description
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ID	10556
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model
Serial#	53731
Date Made
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Pitch	Bb
Description	It has a compensating system
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ID	10450
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model	Service Class
Serial#	1362
Date Made
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Description	Besson Service Class Cornet 7613 - Serial No. 1362.
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ID	10313
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model
Serial#	88639
Date Made	1935
Prod. Range
Pitch	C/Bb
Description	Système Prototype F.B (monogram) F.BESSON Breveté S.G.D.G. 96, rue dAngouleme PARIS * 66 hautes recompenses 6 grands prix hors concours menbre du jury *
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ID	9933
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model	Westminster
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Pitch	Eb
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ID	9626
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model	Superota
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Description	Besson Class A 128
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ID	8500
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
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Description	Engraved: Besson & Co | Prototype | 198 Euston Road | London
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ID	8436
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model
Serial#	7771
Date Made
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Description	Besson Brevete 88 Euston road London
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ID	8187
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
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Description	F. Besson Paris
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ID	7912
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model
Serial#	31929
Date Made
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Description	F Besson Paris
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ID	7850
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model
Serial#	1857
Date Made
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Description
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ID	7552
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model	Concord
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Description	Besson Concord London England
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ID	7412
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
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ID	6901
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model	Zephyr
Serial#	848xx
Date Made	1903-9
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Description
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ID	6603
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model	Desideratum
Serial#	8271
Date Made	1870s
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Description	"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. "
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ID	6509
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model	Imperial
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ID	6351
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
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ID	6211
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model	10-10
Serial#	406485
Date Made	1965-6
Prod. Range
Pitch	Bb
Description
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ID	6143
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model	Excellence
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Description	Engraved: Excellence | Fabrication Francaise | F.Besson | Paris | made in France
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ID	6092
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
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ID	5720
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model	Westminister
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ID	5238
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model
Serial#	55831
Date Made	1895
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ID	5189
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model	Grand Prix
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ID	4942
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model	New Standard
Serial#	534002
Date Made
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Pitch	Eb
Description
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ID	4907
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model	92253
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ID	4901
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model
Serial#	35556
Date Made	1889
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ID	4806
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model	New Creation
Serial#	99641
Date Made	1913
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Description	Engraved: Class A New Creation 50 medals of honor Besson & Co. Prototype 198 Euston Road London England * Carl Fischer 6. 4th Av. N.Y. Sole Agent U. States
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ID	4216
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model	Stratford
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ID	4140
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model
Serial#	104848
Date Made
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Description	Engraved:Besson & Co., Brevete Class A New Creation, 50 Medals of Honor, FB monogram, Besson & Co., Prototype, 198 Euston Road, London, England, Carl Fischer, 6.4th AV. N.Y., Sole Agent U. States 104848 Length: 15in Bell:4 5/8 in Made into a set with a Holton soprano trombone and have the same extensive historical patriotic engraving. Abraham Lincoln is featured on both instruments with his name written below his figure. A 48 star American flag.A bird is engraved above the manufacturers name on both instruments. gold plated.
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ID	3863
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model	2-20
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ID	3461
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model	8-10
Serial#	407146
Date Made
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ID	2961
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model
Serial#	10308
Date Made
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Description	Engraved: F.BESSON | BREVETEE | 198. EUSTON ROAD | LONDON
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ID	2914
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model	Sovereign
Serial#	925-745424
Date Made
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Pitch	Eb
Description	Eb
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ID	1800
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model	Zephyr
Serial#	114082
Date Made
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Description	Engraved: Class A "Zephyr, 50 Medals of Honour, Besson & Co. "Prototype, 198 Euston Road, London, England.
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ID	1597
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model
Serial#	41689
Date Made
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ID	1543
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model
Serial#
Date Made	1887
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ID	1422
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model
Serial#	75983
Date Made	1902?
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Description	NOTE: This is a fake. Not a true Besson Engraved: Boosey Bessons & Co London WC H. 75983 The Bell engraving is not formatted as a Besson would be engraved. The Bell engraving reads “BESSONS” rather than “BESSON”. The finger hook is poorly and incorrectly shaped as well as in the wrong position. The sides of the finger buttons are perfectly straight with sharp edges, Besson ones are slightly sloped and eased. The tube unions lack and rolled ends in the places common to all Besson cornets of this wrap. The valve slide ferrules are an older style not used on Besson cornets after 1890-ish. The loop of tubing forward of the valves between the tuning slide and third valve is a slide on a Besson of this wrap from 1867 through well into the 20th century (hi/low pitch slides). This one is fixed as on an 1866.
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ID	658
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model	Enharmonic
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Description	Class A, Enharmonic Patented, "Prototype" Cornet.
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ID	581
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model
Serial#	95103
Date Made	1911
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Description	Owner says this horn may never has been played. "The instrument looks like its gold-plated, I swear. It may be brass, but there is no tarnish anywhere, and it has never been cleaned or even taken out of the box in 40 years, so its hard to believe it wouldnt tarnish on its own! One of the valves is engraved: Besson & Co./Brevete/95103. The horn is engraved: Class A/New Creation/Besson & Co./Prototype/198 Euston Road/London, England/Carl Fischer/6 4th Ave., New York/Sole Agent to States. There is a "Gibson Girl" engraved on the horn area, as well as a bugler boy by the edge of the rim."
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ID	548
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model
Serial#	21
Date Made	1990s?
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Description	Echo Cornet Only 100 of these were made engraving: BESSON / LONDON / SOVEREIGN / BOOSEY & HAWKES / ENGLAND
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ID	516
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model
Serial#	61363
Date Made	1897-98
Prod. Range
Pitch	Bb
Description	Engraving Chicago / Bore / 50 Medals of Honour / FB / Besson & Co. / Prototype / 198 Euston Rd. / London / (star) / England / C.Fischer / 6. 4th Av. N.Y. / Sole Agent U. States surrounded by about 5inches of nice flower & vine engraving Photo courtesy of Jeff Stockham
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ID	293
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model	Westminster
Serial#	597368
Date Made
Prod. Range
Pitch	Bb
Description
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ID	110
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
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Date Made
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Description	Not entered
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ID	109
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model
Serial#	130XXX
Date Made	c1944
Prod. Range
Pitch	Eb
Description	Besson Prototype Inscription reads: C L A S S A 50 MEDALS OF HONOUR [monogram] BESSON & Co "Prototype" LONDON ENGLAND
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ID	108
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
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Date Made
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Description	Not Entered
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ID	107
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
Model
Serial#	140XX
Date Made	c1951
Prod. Range
Pitch	Bb
Description	Inscription reads: 50 MEDALS OF HONOUR [monogram] BESSON [star] LONDON-PARIS-NEW YORK
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ID	106
Instrument	Cornet
Maker	Besson
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