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The contract for the sale of the property is therefore made between the seller and the buyer. I offer this flugelhorn from Switzerland to worldwide, airmail shipping to the US is $49, ask for other destinations.Terms and Conditions for John Moran AuctioneersĮxcept as otherwise stated, John Moran Auctioneers Moran's) acts as agent for the seller. Here comes a nice example for a good price without reserve, my starting bid is very low. Bessons (until serial about 92xxx) are rare, highly sought after and very collectible. Their trumpet design became a role model, copied by Vincent Bach and Elden Benge, later by Zig Kanstul, just to name a few famous brands. Vintage French Besson trumpets, cornets and flugelhorns were unsurpassed top professional brass instruments, handmade in Paris, France. The mouthpiece is a vintage "Kaspar Wicky GENEVE" with a french taper. The valves are smooth and fast, but the surfaces show some wear, as you would expect it from an 80 year old horn.
Other than that, the horn really looks great for its age. I find a small ding on valve slide 2 and solder marks on valve slide 1 and 3, there is an old patch fixed to the tubing of the 3rd valve (please check the pictures). There are no dents on the horn, but there is evidence of repair work done to the valve slide section. I see no corrosion or red hot under the plating, the alloy looks healthy. All caps ands slides are free, new corks were added to the water key and to the valve buttons. This horn was chem cleaned and professionnally refurbished prior to offering it here on ebay. BESSON / BREVETE / S:G:D:G / 96 RUE D'ANGOULEME / PARIS / * / 66 HAUTES RECOMPENSES / 6 GRANDS PRIX / HORS CONCOURS / MEMBRE DU JURY" O the valve block, it has a star and the serial number 89316, the valves are numbered 1 - 2 - 3. On the bell, it has: "SYSTEME PROTOTYPE / FB / F. This horn is in original condition with good original silverplating, it looks great for its age. BESSON breveté star flugelhorn with serial number 89316, which puts its manufacture to the late 30ies, before World War 2. Here comes a very rare and hard to find original F.
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