The Most Sought After Vintage Flugelhorns?

Satish Robertson · 06-15-2006, 07:11 PM

What would be the flugelhorn equivalent to say, what a vintage Martin Committee to the trumpet? What would be considered the ultimate vintage flugel?

KMT · 06-15-2006, 07:17 PM

Many people lust after the vintage Couesnons.

ptynan · 06-15-2006, 07:29 PM

Yup,...They can be the Holy Grail of Flugels.

PT

tom turner · 06-15-2006, 09:35 PM

A pristine, early F. Besson small bore flugle would be a fluglehorn to die for!

Couesnon made a cheap clone of the F. Besson generations ago to be used as a cheaper "doubler's" fluglehorn . . . and the rest, as they say, is "history!"

Tom

Robert Rowe · 07-15-2006, 06:02 PM

Pretty rare, and definitely unusual -- Martin Fluegelhorns.

They appeared in the late 1950s / early 1960s ... as an Imperial-model and as a Committee-model. Have an unusual wrap, and a cornet receiver. The Martin X-large bore (.468"), is the only size they were produced (as far as I know) ... but, blow very easily with a superb tone. Very mouthpiece-sensitive ... I use a vintage deep "V"-cup Cornet 'piece, and a Parduba double-cup on both of mine.

Robt
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Happy Canuck · 07-15-2006, 06:48 PM

I'd vote for the Olds Clark Terry Flug as an "Ultimate Vintage Flug"!

Look at it here: http://rouses.net/trumpet/olds77/cterryfl.htm

Tootsall · 07-15-2006, 08:28 PM

I'm in there with Happy Canuck. Had a chance to play a CT Olds (my Bundy trumpet was in the shop for a week for repairs to something that "stupid" did to it). That thing lit up like a Christmas light when you got it centered... love the horn but the owner won't sell it.

Whataguy! · 07-16-2006, 02:30 AM

I've always liked those old K-Modified Selmer flugelhorns with the unusual wrap. You don't hear too much about them, although I did read where Jim Donaldson referred to them as funky. He did mention that Clark Terry played one at his high school. In fact, Clark did a lot of his flugel work on one of those horns until Olds made the CT flugel. Occasionally you'll see them on eBay, which is where I bought mine.

TrentAustin · 07-16-2006, 02:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Happy Canuck

I'd vote for the Olds Clark Terry Flug as an "Ultimate Vintage Flug"!

Look at it here: http://rouses.net/trumpet/olds77/cterryfl.htm

That looks a lot like mine ;) even though I measured mine next to CT's and my bell was FAR bigger than his. Weird!
-T

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Robert Rowe Piano User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 497	Pretty rare, and definitely unusual -- Martin Fluegelhorns. They appeared in the late 1950s / early 1960s ... as an Imperial-model and as a Committee-model. Have an unusual wrap, and a cornet receiver. The Martin X-large bore (.468"), is the only size they were produced (as far as I know) ... but, blow very easily with a superb tone. Very mouthpiece-sensitive ... I use a vintage deep "V"-cup Cornet 'piece, and a Parduba double-cup on both of mine. Robt __________________________________ No fat chicks !
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06-15-2006, 07:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
KMT Pianissimo User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 163	Many people lust after the vintage Couesnons.

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tom turner Mezzo Forte User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Georgia, USA Brand: F. Oakes tpts/flug/cornet Posts: 788	A pristine, early F. Besson small bore flugle would be a fluglehorn to die for! Couesnon made a cheap clone of the F. Besson generations ago to be used as a cheaper "doubler's" fluglehorn . . . and the rest, as they say, is "history!" Tom

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Tootsall Fortissimo User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Yee HAW! Posts: 4,641	I'm in there with Happy Canuck. Had a chance to play a CT Olds (my Bundy trumpet was in the shop for a week for repairs to something that "stupid" did to it). That thing lit up like a Christmas light when you got it centered... love the horn but the owner won't sell it.

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Whataguy! Pianissimo User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Osaka, Japan Posts: 51	I've always liked those old K-Modified Selmer flugelhorns with the unusual wrap. You don't hear too much about them, although I did read where Jim Donaldson referred to them as funky. He did mention that Clark Terry played one at his high school. In fact, Clark did a lot of his flugel work on one of those horns until Olds made the CT flugel. Occasionally you'll see them on eBay, which is where I bought mine.

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