- #Couesnon flugelhorn serial numbers serial numbers#
- #Couesnon flugelhorn serial numbers serial number#
- #Couesnon flugelhorn serial numbers series#
It wouldn't have every horn they ever made or the exact date of manufacture, but would probably at least be enough to figure out what year it was imported or sold.
#Couesnon flugelhorn serial numbers serial number#
Has anyone ever tried compiling a serial number list from these sources? These horns were obviously imported by someone and then sold by probably only a handful of dealers. My Monopole 2 alto is 92XX, which I believe is around 1958.ĭoes anyone else have any dates of theirs, if so post them here so we can compile it and forward it to saxpics.Leave the last 2 numbers as XXs to keep them anonymous.My understanding is that the serial number list was destroyed in the same factory fire that brought about the end of their saxophone production but I can't remember where I read this.
Arround 1950? As far as I am aware there is no list for Couesnon Saxophone serial numbers. Does anyone else have any dates of theirs, if so post them here so we can compile it and forward it to saxpics.Leave the last 2 numbers as XXs to keep them anonymous.If anyone doesn't know where to find them, they are sometimes on the front of the sax under one of the right hand pads.Thanks:)I have silver Couesnon Monopole conservatoires alto sax with serial No 34xx. My Monopole 2 alto is 92XX, which I believe is around 1958. Band director is a sax player (the head is brass), so I'm hoping to get some better input from him this week.Īs far as I am aware there is no list for Couesnon Saxophone serial numbers. Frankly, these Couesnons don't seem to be well understood at all.Our new asst. We were told it was very badly out of tune, which is what led me here at that time, but it wasn't. I should post some more.When my older daughter started playing it a few years ago, we had a little misunderstanding about the instrument. There are a few images in this post (from another thread, including detail of the engraving. He said it was a good horn just not for how a student is going to treat it in marching band.I'd rather not replace it, but if I can get it into the hands of someone who knows and appreciates it and get her something better for her right now it seems like a good idea.Any idea how old it is? If 11000 was in 1960, then my 14692 makes it mid 60s? If so, it's much older than I thought.ĭoes your sax have the words 'monopole conservatoirs' on it? That was Couesnon's top sax.Yes, it does.
We had another guy tell me it was junk, don't put any money into it, but this guy was able to repair it a few years ago when my oldest used it for jazz band. I think it's also harder to work on and he's not familiar with it. Kids aren't that gentle and marching means being outside, laid on the ground, picked up and put down a lot, etc. This is who the school district uses and we trust him. While he did say he could find us something, he wasn't pushing a new instrument. Well, it's been repaired once and needs more work. NOUAUX, is the following below the name: '1er Prix du Concours Internationel d'Execution Musicale a Geneve Soliste a la Garde Republicaine'.This has to be the best conclusive forensic evidence tying a serial number to a date of manufacture of this Couesnon sax. It came with a 'CERTIFICAT D'ESSAI ET DE GARANTIE', printed on Monopole Conservatoire certificate paper, with the serial number 11103 written in by hand, dated in Paris by hand November 15, 1960, and signed and stamped by M. I recently bought a Couesnon Monopole Conservatoires alto sax with serial number 11103.
#Couesnon flugelhorn serial numbers series#
1000 series instruments made in India, otherwise all were made at B&S.12(December) B&S was purchased by and is now are part of the Buffet GroupFrom 2006, first two digits are the year of manufacture.Another source for information on Besson is the. Mannufacturing moved to France (Courtois factory in Amboise) and Germany (B&S factory in Markneukirchen). After a very short spell using Schreiber parts, all Bessons were fully made in house at the 2 facilities and continue to.2003B&H sell out to The Music Group2005(December) Buffet Crampon acquired Besson. YearParisLondonTrombones2741116From 1954, use the Boosey &Hawkes list yearLondonLast official number?1993820xxxparts were sent to Courtois for assembly1994manufacture of low brass transferred to B&S, Courtois for cornets and alto horns.2001Production moved to Besson plant in Croxley Green (Watford) where Schreiber parts were briefly used (Schreiber and Besson were part of the same company).
#Couesnon flugelhorn serial numbers serial numbers#