 Old Besson Cornet
I have an old Besson 8-10 cornet, ser#407xxx, bought from ebay a few weeks ago. It is in good shape and plays with a nice mellow sound. I think someone on another thread mentioned the buffet-crampton web site as a serial number source. Mine dates to about 1967 or so. I have been trying to find a coherent source of how Besson graded and numbered their horns in that period, etc. I see trumpet for sale 2-20, maybe 2-10, etc. someone surmised that maybe they graded to 10-10 for cornets? Anyone have any knowledge on this? I am also looking for a case other than the factory hard case. The Gator soft cornet ads don't show the interior or how the horn sits in it. Thanks for any help. Great forum to stumble onto. I know the old besson site is defunct now. |