Couesnon Flugelhorn Serial Numbers
From The HornTraders' Quiver Couesnon STAR Flugelhorn SN/ 73353 Stamped with a 'N' on the 2nd valve. The serial numbers of the Couesnon Fluges is a. Couesnon Star Flugelhorn SN# 74050 (manufactured late 1967 early 1968) Excellent sounding Flugel!!!!! From The HornTraders' Quiver Couesnon STAR Flugelhorn SN/ 73353 Stamped with a 'N' on the 2nd valve.
Couesnon Flugelhorn Serial Numbers
Series I 1937 - 1949 (#1 to approx #82xx) Again, after Couesnon was reformed in 1931, there was a slight gap in sax manufacture (it may be that I just haven't seen any horns from about 1931 to 1940). After this gap, these art deco horns appeared. Bevelled tone holes gave way to rolled tone holes. Left hand bell keys became right hand bell keys. Double-socket necks are also introduced. Note that these horns have a bit different serial number structure.
Couesnon Flugelhorn Serial Numbers
It's probable that either when Couesnon was incorporated or when they moved to their new facility that their serial numbers restarted at 1. The construction of these saxophones parallels only one other French manufacturer: SML.