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Re: Eb Raincatcher!
Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 8:47 am
by imperialbari
Stratford used to be the name of Besson's 3rd or 4th line instruments, but this one of course is American made.
What do the neck and the serial # tell about the maker's identity?
Klaus
Re: Eb Raincatcher!
Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 11:50 am
by Dan Schultz
imperialbari wrote:Stratford used to be the name of Besson's 3rd or 4th line instruments, but this one of course is American made.
What do the neck and the serial # tell about the maker's identity?
Klaus
I can say that this horn IS NOT a York. I have one of those here at the moment.
The hardware and ferrules sure look like Conn. Here's a current listing for a Conn helicon of about the same era:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-LIBERTY ... 2c70ef35c3
Re: Eb Raincatcher!
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 11:48 am
by Tom Coffey
Key can be hard to ascertain from pictures, but the Stratford being auctioned now looked to me as if it might be in Bb--in other words, a euphonium wound as a sousaphone.
Re: Eb Raincatcher!
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 9:23 pm
by imperialbari
And a Bb tenor wouldn't have had that loop below the main tunings lide.
Klaus
Re: Eb Raincatcher!
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 9:30 am
by windshieldbug
The "P" prefix in the serial number would also point me towards Conn (Pan-American). If so, the number would indicate a 1927 build, and I actually have recorded a "Conn" branded Eb raincatcher built in the same year.