Flugelhorn, B-flat
Maker
Couesnon & Cie
Date1915 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on second valve casing: MONOPOLE [trade mark with axe on banner flanked by two cock’s heads] / CONSERVATOIRE / PARISMarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1, 2, 3
DescriptionBrass, mother-of-pearl finger buttons, single loop, telescopic tuning slide with ligature screw at leadpipe, three Périnet valves (1, ½, 1½), bottom-sprung, alignment by on key on brass pistons, single water key at first bow, trigger with pull ring at third valve slide, windway 1-2-3.
Telescopic brass tuning slide.
The “Monopole Conservatoire” was a trademark by Couesnon & Cie., Paris, for high quality instruments, aimed at conservatory level professionals rather than brass band amateurs.
DimensionsHeight: 412 mm
Tube length: 1301 mm
Bore diameter (initial, valve slides): 10.9 mm
Bore diameter (tuning slide, initial/minimum): 9.7 mm
Bell diameter: 150 mm
ProvenancePurchased from Steve Dillon, Woodbridge, New Jersey, 1988.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06928
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