List of Serial Numbers by Year, Besson Euphonium If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. Besson were originally French-made. Later they were made in the U.S. The 2-20 was a lower end pro model that was made by Besson after they were bought by Boosey and Hawkes. Most of their instruments are stamped as being made in 'London, Paris, New York'. Your number in one guide indicates circa 1969 and in another, 1975. There appears to be an abundance of those cornets on the British secondhand market. The serial number of the instrument is 556263. Sun mga 1200 service manual. The lacquer finish is mostly intact with just a little wear in the contact areas and some brown spotting as usual with a lacquered finish on the bell flare. Talonsoft games free download.
After several attempts over the past months (whew), your question spurred me to give it another shot. I found this info at the elstub enterprises music site. It appears to be accurate for prewar bessons, mehas, and brevetes. Hope this helps. BTW, my 1934 Meha's valves have the springs on the bottom and I think this may be characteristic of prewar models. If anyone knows differently, please elighten us. Besson - Paris (1869-1947)
Serial Numbers / Year of Manufacture
001-10000 / 1869-74
10001-14000 / 1874-76
14001-24143 / 1876-79
24144-26000 / 1879-82
26001-30000 / 1882-84
30001-36000 / 1884-87
36001-40000 / 1887-89
40001-50000 / 1889-94
50001-68000 / 1894-1901
68001-69000 / 1901-05
69001-70000 / 1905-06
70001-77500 / 1906-11
77501-82000 / 1911-20
82001-87000 / 1920-34
87001-92000 / 1934-47
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1925 (or '34) MEHA (#878**)(.460)(4 3/4' bell)(32.6 oz.)
'Where, then, does the soul reside with its better body while it awaits the sound of the trumpet?'--Stephen J. Gould
Besson Serial Numbers Trumpet
Third Character (number) indicates year of decade, reading directly. Fourth Character (number) indicates group as follows: 1 - Cornet 2 - Trumpet 3 - Alto 4 - French Horn 5 - Mellophonium 6 - Valve Trombone 7 - Slide Trombone 8 - Baritone - Euphonium 9 - Tuba 10 - Sousapone The remaining four numbers constitute the serial number on a monthly basis. Dec 10, 2017 I believe that's a list of English Besson serials. Besson serials seem to be hard to come. Archicad 17 user guide. If you have a F. Besson horn with a 4 digit serial number, it is probably a Kanstul made after 1981. I've seen a lot of conflicting dates for 5 and 6 digit F. Besson serials.
Besson 2 20 Serial Numbers
I just picked up a used Besson euphonium and was hoping there's someone on this forum knowledgeable in this area who can tell me what I have and if it's worth getting fixed up/restored. I was hoping to replace my old baritone with this.SN: 481XXX
Engraving says:
50 medals of honor
(monogram)
BESSON
London-Paris-New York
Made in England
3+1 valves
I gave it a warm bath last night and let it soak overnight..it appears to not have been cleaned for at least 30 years. The buildup of gunk in the lead pipe is horrific. There's a mouthpiece adapter frozen in the receiver, the valve caps and bottoms are frozen and about half the tuning slides are stuck as well. I did manage to remove valves 2, 3 and 4, the corrosion on valve #2 worries me..I can't get the cap off of the first valve to remove it. It's not even seated properly, as the cap is about 1 thread higher.
The funny thing is, I purchased this horn off of Craigslist from an retired guy who claims to have played this instrument professionally for 30 years. I can't imagine any professional allowing his working horn to get into this kind of disgusting condition. Personally, I think he found it at a garage sale/estate sale and was just feeding me a bunch of BS about playing it professionally. I wouldn't have purchased it if I knew it was in this kind of shape.
Am I correct in assuming this is going to need a valve job? valve #2 and 4 where extremely difficult to remove from the valve casing.
I paid $560.
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