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5 D in perfect condition which french taper which fits well. The mouthpiece is an original ANTOINE COURTOIS PARIS Nr. There are no dents, but some minor scratches and dings on the surface from normal use, especially around the front crook near the water key - I took a close up foto. The horn has 100% original silverplating. The brass alloy of this vintage horn is still fine. The valves are smooth and fast with ok compression, but they show some discolouring on the surface from the age, being made of nickle silver. 410 of an inch (10.5mm), the bell diameter is 6.1 inches (155mm).
#ANTIQUE ANTOINE COURTOIS FLUGELHORN SERIAL NUMBER#
This vintage brevete model was the top of the professional Courtois line from the 20ies to the 70ies of the last century - the choice of many famous players.Maynard Fergusonused to play exactly this model before he was endorsed by Holton in the 70ies.On the valve block, there is the serial number 4142, A.COURTOIS PARIS and the valves are numbered. The factory in 8 Rue De Nancy, Paris was officially only maintained until 1958).ĪNTOINE COURTOIS is among France's oldest and biggest brass instrument brands (their history goes back to 1850). Serial number is4142, so it was manufactured probably in the late forties or early 50ies (hard to determine, there are no serial number records available. This horn is silverplated and in very good, hard to find condition. Here is a classic french ANTOINE COURTOIS PARIS breveté model flugelhorn.