on ebay Cousenon Alto Flugelhorn in F?

David · Veteran Member Joined: 22 Nov 2002 Posts: 379

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3705246670&category=16214

Ok, I suspect this isn't what the seller thinks - can anyone identify it for sure?
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AverageJoe · Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2004 8:05 am Post subject:

I know that Couesnon used to make a ton of marching instruments for the military, so I suspect that this might be a mellophone equivalent of some kind, but I cannot be sure.

SIDEBAR: A friend of mine recently sent me a history of Couesnon, and I have been wanting to post it here to help varify the information. I am going to do it right now on a separate thread to see if the info I have is correct. Should be interesting reading at the very least.

Here is the link to the new thread:

http://www.trumpetherald.com/forum/viewtopic.php?topic=17140&forum=7

Paul Poovey

[ This Message was edited by: AverageJoe on 2004-02-18 11:32 ]

nieuwguyski · Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2004 11:13 am Post subject:

It appears to be a bell-front alto horn, aka a "solo alto horn." There are a few other examples on this website:

http://www.vintage-instruments.com/catalogs/brasswin.htm

I've played in several groups at a local community college, and the music department has a real oddity -- a Bach Stradivarius solo alto in Eb. I spent a few minutes honking on it some years ago, and can see how someone might describe it as an alto flugelhorn.
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