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"Imperial De Luxe - Made in France" - what is it?
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 11:53 am
by tmz1m
Seller said she knows nothing about it but the bells reads "Imperial De Luxe - Made in France" -- any idea what it is? I'm guessing BBb, but maybe not?
Re: "Imperial De Luxe - Made in France" - what is it?
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 12:21 pm
by Donn
Interesting coincidence - Denver, right? On Denver craigslist you may also find this one, where the seller is pretty clear that it's BBb.
School district recently unloaded a batch of them?
Re: "Imperial De Luxe - Made in France" - what is it?
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 12:24 pm
by tmz1m
Interesting -- that's not the one I'm looking at, but yes, pretty similar. Haha.
Re: "Imperial De Luxe - Made in France" - what is it?
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 12:29 pm
by imperialbari
Cheap student BBb.
Klaus
Re: "Imperial De Luxe - Made in France" - what is it?
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 1:04 pm
by roweenie
Looks like a Couesnon, to me.
https://simonettitubacollection.com/ins ... -3-piston/" target="_blank
They were imported from France back in the '60s and '70s by Gretsch.