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Old 03-28-2008, 01:10 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Re: Old Couesnon Lafayette Trumpet

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Originally Posted by MFfan View Post
I don't know. Even more obscure instrument, I guess, with only the one photo and no detail there. Looks like a common design of many trumpets in early 3rd of 20th century. I wouldn't want to be definitive on the quality, but it well may be a student horn, as it is not listed in the 1913 model list on Horn-u-copia. Monopole was their usual name for top line horns. It looks similar to a Beaufort American horn I briefly had, made in Czechloslovakia for Sears, Roebuck. Maybe someone else will chime in.

Dave has nailed that one. It is a low intermediate level horn that got little acceptance worldwide. There were many less costly horns of better quality and performance available at the same time it was offered.


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