Flugelhorn, B-flat
Maker
F. Besson
Date1900-1904 between
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
ModelBugle si b
Serial No.67305
SignedStamped on bell: SYSTÈME PROTOTYPE / FB / F. BESSON / BREVETÉ / S.G.D.G. / 96. RUE D’ANGOULÈME / PARIS. / [five-pointed star] / GRAND PRIX / PARIS 1900MarkingsStamped on second valve casing: F. BESSON / [five-pointed star] / BREVETÉ / 67305
Stamped on valve casings and caps, respectively: 10, 11, 12
DescriptionBrass, single loop, telescopic tuning slide (lost) with ligature screw at leadpipe, three Périnet valves (1, ½, 1½), bottom-sprung, alignment by one key on brass pistons, windway 1-2-3.
Dating is based on the mention of the 1900 Paris Exhibition Grand Prix in the signature, but not yet the St. Louis exhibition of 1904. In a contemporary F. Besson price list, this model is listed as "Bugle si b."
DimensionsHeight: 404 mm
Tube length: 1249 mm
Bore diameter (initial, valve slides): 10.8 mm, 11 mm
Bell diameter: 147 mm
ProvenancePurchased from Robert Hazen, Bethesda, Maryland, 1987.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number07047
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