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

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

Looking for some specs on the horn

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

i contacted Courtois and they have no info.

Go figure!!

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.

I have a Courtois Bflat trumpet, marked L5557, which I got from Schilke in 1956. I had it stripped several years ago. It has the Courtois engraving on the bell, which is a typical french long-seam hammered bell. Still my favorite horn, and I play it frequently.

I have a Paris made Leblanc that was my Grandfather's made in 1962. All the Leblanc Trumpets at the time were made by Courtois. It's a really lightweight horn with fantastic response and a nice zingy sound. It's really great for jazz. At least that was what Papa and dad used it for.

Originally Posted by anewhall

I have a Courtois Bflat trumpet, marked L5557, which I got from Schilke in 1956. I had it stripped several years ago. It has the Courtois engraving on the bell, which is a typical french long-seam hammered bell. Still my favorite horn, and I play it frequently.

The Courtois Phantom - anodized gunmetal gray - .463 bore - advertised as the most expensive trumpet made - back in the day.

Cheers,

Brian

http://www.reisser-musik.de/modules/...rtoisTromp.pdf

The Cornet Compendium site has a good bit on the history including the "Antoine Courtois" era, but no catalogs or prices:
Manufacturers C

"One of the sons of the founder, Antoine Courtois (1770-1855) created what is known today as Antoine Courtois, Paris in [c1803]. He had a shop on the Rue du Caire and created many instruments for the players of the Paris Opera Orchestra and the French Army, his main customer."