Couesnon piccolo trumpet
This is a Couesnon (Paris) Monopole Star long-bell piccolo trumpet with added fourth valve and two mouthpipe bits, one for Bb (with a cornet mouthpiece) and the other for A (with a trumpet mouthpiece). Couesnon never made a four-valve piccolo trumpet, as far as I know. The fourth valve, here, was expertly added, together with a new lead pipe, by a very skillful technician. The added parts were left as bare, unplated brass. The original silver plating is worn in typical places, showing that earlier owners used this instrument a lot. The valves and slides are in good shape: nothing is stuck, compression is good. There are no dents or dings. This is a loud, powerful piccolo, very well suited for big orchestral works. The intonation is good, with rather wide and flexible slots. Even after moving to the newer Schilke and Yamaha piccolos, Herseth continued to use this model for the D trumpet part in Ravels Bolero. Of course, it is fine for Baroque music, too. It comes with a worn, scuffed up cornet case but no mouthpiece. The item “Couesnon piccolo trumpet” is in sale since Saturday, February 18, 2017. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Brass\Trumpets”. The seller is “jwhill” and is located in Urbana, Illinois. This item can be shipped to United States, to Canada, to United Kingdom, DK, RO, SK, BG, CZ, FI, HU, LV, LT, MT, EE, to Australia, GR, PT, CY, SI, to Japan, SE, KR, ID, to Taiwan, TH, to Belgium, to France, to Hong Kong, to Ireland, to Netherlands, PL, to Spain, to Italy, to Germany, to Austria, RU, IL, to Mexico, to New Zealand, SG, to Switzerland, NO, SA, UA, AE, QA, KW, BH, HR, MY, CL, CO, CR, PA, TT, GT, HN, JM, BB, BD, BM, BN, BO, EC, EG, GF, GG, GI, GP, IS, JE, JO, KH, KY, LI, LK, LU, MC, MO, MQ, MV, NI, OM, PK, PY, RE.
- Trumpet Type: Piccolo