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Flugelhorn, B-flat
Maker: F. Besson
Date: 1900-1904 between
Place Made:Paris, France, Europe
Model: Bugle 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 1900
MarkingsStamped on second valve casing: F. BESSON / [five-pointed star] / BREVETÉ / 67305
Stamped on valve casings and caps, respectively: 10, 11, 12
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."
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
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.
Terms
Credit Line: Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Not on view
Object number: 07047