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TheBrassBandMajor Veteran Member
Joined: 19 Nov 2014 Posts: 263 Location: New Zealand
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Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 10:33 pm Post subject: Couesnon Long Bell Piccolo |
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Great news everybody! The Chinese or Indian Dark side horns did not pull me in this time!
I bought a vintage Couesnon Monopole Piccolo Trumpet! (Triebert Moderne, export name for Couesnon said by multiple trumpeters and Steve Dillard). Its a Triebert Moderne, 42071, Made in France, piccolo trumpet. I have high hopes for this trumpet and hope to learn about piccolo trumpets.
Steve Dillard said he used it in his high school years and used it in a musical production. I got it for around 400 US dollars including shipping, probably because it wasn't named Couesnon. It has a 3rd slide ring, the valves are in very immaculate condition. On the bell is a hideous badly scratched? like engraving of 'School District #91', by search I think it was used in the British Columbian region school. I will contact the seller for more info. It comes with one tuning bit and its original hard-case.
I am pretty proud of this win but can anyone recommend me an ideal mouthpiece to go with this horn? I may ask Blackburn or Charlie Melk to do a custom leadpipe for this, or James Becker of Osmun Music (he said he was happy to do it in an old TH thread). I know amzi here has one.
It doesn't seem to be a loveable or tameable beast but Maurice Andre was surprised by its tone colour and projection. The famous Penny Lane solo was done on this very same model by David Mason.
I am very happy and look forward for its arrival.
_________________ Vincent Bach Mt Vernon Mercedes
B&S Challenger 3137/I
Hermann Ganter G7aN
A.Windisch Silber-Deluxe, Dresden
Couesnon 'Triebert Moderne' piccolo
Conn 'Connstellation' 28A
SO many more trumpets..... |
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Benge.nut Heavyweight Member
Joined: 18 Mar 2017 Posts: 695
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Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 11:24 pm Post subject: |
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Cool find, and great deal!! Hope it's awesome! |
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TheBrassBandMajor Veteran Member
Joined: 19 Nov 2014 Posts: 263 Location: New Zealand
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Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 11:52 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks! I am really looking forward to play this piccolo trumpet. Its so hard to find a 'right' priced Selmer Picc these days. All are over-priced. _________________ Vincent Bach Mt Vernon Mercedes
B&S Challenger 3137/I
Hermann Ganter G7aN
A.Windisch Silber-Deluxe, Dresden
Couesnon 'Triebert Moderne' piccolo
Conn 'Connstellation' 28A
SO many more trumpets..... |
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david johnson Heavyweight Member
Joined: 09 Jul 2002 Posts: 1616 Location: arkansas/missouri
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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2017 2:15 am Post subject: |
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Years ago I played a few scales on one of those. At least it was a Couesnon, maybe not exactly the same. First picc I ever played on. |
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Andy Del Heavyweight Member
Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Posts: 2665 Location: sunny Sydney, Australia
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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2017 3:18 am Post subject: |
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I use a small cornet shanked piccolo version of my usual pic mpc. Works a treat. These are very nice instruments, even if they are limited use due to only having 3 valves... _________________ so many horns, so few good notes... |
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Steve Hollahan Heavyweight Member
Joined: 05 Oct 2005 Posts: 519 Location: Charlotte, NC
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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2017 11:51 am Post subject: Couesnon picc |
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We had one at the store that lit up w/ a Schilke 14A4a. Try that. _________________ Steve Hollahan
Bach 37, 229 C
Yamaha 9620 D-Eb, 741 C, Flugel
Kanstul 900 piccolo trumpet
Sculptured Recrafting Custom Instrument Repair
and Restoration
www.sculpturedrecrafting.com |
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lmaraya Heavyweight Member
Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 618
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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2017 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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Andy Del wrote: | I use a small cornet shanked piccolo version of my usual pic mpc. Works a treat. These are very nice instruments, even if they are limited use due to only having 3 valves... |
Maybe someone can make a third valve extension with a rotor valve (a la Yamaha picc) |
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TheBrassBandMajor Veteran Member
Joined: 19 Nov 2014 Posts: 263 Location: New Zealand
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 1:16 am Post subject: |
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Will certainly try a Schlike. Great to know that I got a good horn. _________________ Vincent Bach Mt Vernon Mercedes
B&S Challenger 3137/I
Hermann Ganter G7aN
A.Windisch Silber-Deluxe, Dresden
Couesnon 'Triebert Moderne' piccolo
Conn 'Connstellation' 28A
SO many more trumpets..... |
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Winghorn Heavyweight Member
Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Posts: 2164 Location: Olympia, Washington
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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I owned a 4 valve long-bell Couesnon piccolo trumpet a number of years back. In truth, I bought it off e-bay without ever playing it because it looked so cool! It had a strangely tilted, offset 4th valve and an amazing looking "wrap". But it turned out to be a fine player as well.
Wish I still had it.
Steve |
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cjl Heavyweight Member
Joined: 11 Apr 2005 Posts: 2421 Location: TN
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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This guy seems like he likes the long-bell Couesnon picc.
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TheBrassBandMajor Veteran Member
Joined: 19 Nov 2014 Posts: 263 Location: New Zealand
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Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2017 12:54 am Post subject: |
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I'm pretty sure 'the guy' is David Mason playing with the Beatles on his Couesnon. _________________ Vincent Bach Mt Vernon Mercedes
B&S Challenger 3137/I
Hermann Ganter G7aN
A.Windisch Silber-Deluxe, Dresden
Couesnon 'Triebert Moderne' piccolo
Conn 'Connstellation' 28A
SO many more trumpets..... |
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marathoner Veteran Member
Joined: 12 Nov 2001 Posts: 206 Location: Tulsa, OK
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Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2017 5:53 am Post subject: |
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Maybe if those hippies in the picture had stuck with trumpet, they might have had a decent musical career.... |
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