chenzo

Can anyone lead to a web site about Antoine Courtois Bb trumpets
I am looking for prices and history about them I am interested in one with a serial number stated 4548. Has any one got one or has played an older one
cheers Chenzo

gdelorenzo

I am looking as well
I have a Brevete' serial # 6543 @1920-1930

Looking for some specs on the horn

bagmangood

Even Horn-u-copia doesn't seem to have much info,
if you want an exact date or specs, you might send the company an email and they might be able to help you

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Bb: Courtois 305 "Elite"
C: Bach C180-239 (Akwright conversion),
Cornet: Conn Wonder (1900)
Picc: Selmer Paris, ~1971

gdelorenzo

i contacted Courtois and they have no info.

Go figure!!

edfitzvb

I just purchased a Courtois on eBay for $141.00 (shipping included). It had some stuck slides and some pistons that needed reassembling, and the valves were frozen. Additionally, there is a dent on the inside of the backbow and a place where the bell needs smoothing where the lower brace meets the bell. I freed the valves and they now work flawlessly. Mine is a 4 # serial, 62**, and it has Courtois engraving, plus the Leblanc importer name added on the bell. This horn is a real sweetheart of a player. It's ugly as sin, but it has a core that warms my heart when I play it. I will need to spend some money to get the dents removed and the tarnish off (I like raw brass), but for the money I was very lucky. I can recommend this model enthusiastically. In the past I owned a Herriot style Leblanc 737(?) and it played well but had intonation issues and a less defined center. It was a good horn, but it couldn't hold acandle to this older one. I recommend these older Courtois "balanced" model trumpets. They are sweet.