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We had another guy tell me it was junk, dont put any money into it, but this guy was able to repair it a few years ago when my oldest used it for jazz band. I think its also harder to work on and hes not familiar with it. Kids arent that gentle and marching means being outside, laid on the ground, picked up and put down a lot, etc. While he did say he could find us something, he wasnt pushing a new instrument. Or perhaps the pads are very old and the Couesnon needs an overhaul. If they said the sound wasnt ideal for marching there would be more credibility. Id assume it was bought as a student instrument in the late 70s or early 80s based on the age of the person I bought it from.

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So for those trying to put together a serial number list this one is 86xx.

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South Wabash, Chicago 4, Illinois No Use of zip codes usage of the zip code system started July 1, 1963. Couesnon Flugelhorn S Code System Started 36-60 distributed by The Fred Gretsch Manufacturing Company 60 Broadway, Brooklyn II, N.Y.

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Its registration card reads Serial Number 150xx Model 755 manufactured by Couesnon S.A. Couesnon Flugelhorn S Serial Number 150Xx Model

This has to be the best conclusive forensic evidence tying a serial number to a date of manufacture of this Couesnon sax. If anyone know about it, send me information to. Sigh One of yall win the lottery and give me a stipend so I can just sit at home doing website stuff. If any of you are able to track down a serial number list please let me know. My 9000 model date was based on a recent ebay one with a dated makers tag, so it should be fairly accurate. However this does disagree with the saxpics site where he dates the Monopole 1 upto 82xx 1950. The 14,000 1969 model and the 1958 9000 model would imply approximately 500 horns a year assuming they made them evenly. If anyone doesnt know where to find them, they are sometimes on the front of the sax under one of the right hand pads.

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Couesnon Flugelhorn S Serial Number 150Xx Model.

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Either scenario would have demonstrated a tremendous sacrifice considering the life styles of both gentleman and the times they were currently living in. We're not sure if this instrument was given to his father-in-law, or if Adam Staab decided to make an investment to help out his new son-in-law with his new business ventures. With the timing of the wedding corresponding with the date of manufacture, the fact that Esther's fathers name was Adam Staab, him living in Wichita, KS, and finally the fact that Adam is in the National Census records as officially being a trumpet/cornet player employed by a theatre in Wichita made it easy for us to decide this was in fact owned by Vincent Bach's father-in-law. Staab was we came across Esther's maiden name to make the connection. In April of 1925 Vincent Bach married Esther Staab from Wichita, Kansas. The horn was noted as being completed on Feb.

The name Staab is what originally connected this instrument to the personal life of Vincent Bach, thus bringing even more intrigue to the past of this instrument. Staab) who received this instrument with the name of a Theater and address in Wichita, KS. The shop card further noted the gentleman (A.A. As for the bore size it measures (.462'). As seen in photographs it can be noticed that the bell is made of some sort of bronze or gold brass material as opposed to the yellow brass found on the majority of the rest of the instrument and on most other early Bach instruments. Leading us up to one very unique feature of this instrument. It is our assumed this 'K' is to designate the material used for the bell. The meaning of 'K' however is not exactly known. The letter 'T' is known as the mandrel Bach used frequently and is common. Bach '45' shop card indicates as does the stamp on the bell the designation 'TK'. Certain things are not made clear however and remain a mystery. Some pieces of information are easily found on the instrument such as the Bell mandrel and leadpipe mandrel that are stamped on the instruments. One thing Vincent Bach did with his early instruments was keep shop cards that contain certain bits of information.

Now we've touched on the rarity of such an impeccable piece, and the condition of such, let us discuss briefly the unique history of this instrument.

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