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Both said only 'Fabrication Francaise Perfectionee'вЂ¦Later, there was the diamond Meha stamp added (which is a Rapuano). Two concerns were importing Besson trumpets to New York in the 1930s-both without the Besson name, as it was illegal to import Bessons from France then (because the English branch kept Anglophone export rights when they bought out the French family in 1895-1896). I'm always interested in trades as long as I can make a profit on them.Д«esson вЂњFabrication' is the Rapuano M bore.the same horn sold in Europe would have been stamped Meha. The Rapuana version are usually medium bore, but this one is ML (.460'). The large bore (.468') MEHA didn't appear until after WWII. Read this correspondence I once had with Robb about this very matter: вЂ¦What you might have heard is that the LARGE BORE Meha didn't appear until after WWII which is true. вЂњвЂ¦I think you (?) may be wrong here for this is a horn Robb has had for sale on his site for a while:

So to split hairs, there is no such animal as a вЂњPre-War Original French Besson Meha'вЂ¦вЂќ is either a trumpet built during the War in the states using imported Besson parts which was occurring in NY during the Nazi occupation of France between ' 43 and '47 (There was a ban on any French goods during the German occupation of France, but French repair parts for pre-war French goods were authorized by the state department as necessary) or a Besson Brevete' that had the original bell replaced with a ' Meha ' bell. вЂњMeha ' was the name of Madame Besson's granddaughter and that is how and who the model was named after.

#French besson serial numbers serial number#

460 bore Besson being the French Besson Brevete' ) were developed right after World War II around '48 and started around the magic 92,000 serial number point.

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вЂњвЂ¦On very good authority by the late Hal Oringer, Besson Brass Expert, Dave Rodgers, NY Trpt Pro and avid Besson collector and Robb Stewart, brass Restoration specialist out of Los Angeles, there is no such animal as a pre-war Meha.

Always wondered what happened to them.probably still in the basement, somewhere.вЂќ I used to visit Mario Marcone, who worked at Bruno & Sons and inherited all the Besson bells, pipes and pistons when importation ended. Ren Schilke once showed me his collection in the old shop, and let me honk away on a few.although I had played on them previously, Ren had some of the best, in perfect condition as well. The earlier serial number Brevette, Meha and Fabrication Meha, however, inspired Bach, Schilke and Benge. Many leaked and were almost not useable out of the box. The Brevette Bessons u see floating around today in the 90,000 serial number range are horns put together either during or following the war, and are very inconsistent, especially in the valve casing. The large bore Meha Bessons are almost all, if not all, post 2nd world war horns. They were used for a time in recording situations when one mic was hung in front of an orchestra. These were small bore horns.and were called 'Rapwana' or something that sounded like that. They were ML instruments, with the exception of one specific model Meha, named for the exporter and characterized by a long third valve slide. вЂњвЂ¦The earlier Besson Meha trumpets were not, large bore instruments.

Formed in 1837, Besson always worked with the best craftsmen and strives to put the best brass instruments into your hand. вЂњI have a Besson Brevete by KanstulI purchased it in the early 1980's when Zig (Kanstul) worked in his Fullerton manufacturing facility prior to moving to AnaheimIt is serial #4425 revealing that Zig used a (4) digit serial number versus the English ones that used a (6) digit serial number if I am not mistakenThe year, make and model. Desde jГЎ o muito obrigado aos responsГЎveis por tal). Conjunto de informaГ§Гµes e opiniГµes minimamente credГveis, de modelos de trompete mais marcantes da histГіria recente: Besson MEHA e Besson Brevette (recolha efetuada em diferentes Links durante alguns anos e apenas como fim informativo.