RARE ORIGINAL NATURAL HORN OR "COR D’ORCHESTRE" C.1850 Beauboeuf Brothers, Paris, 9 crooks, Orig case, Start Price USD 8,500.00 Current Price USD 8,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 1 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, July 14, 2008 End Time Thursday, July 24, 2008 Location Wichita, Kansas See more about 'RARE ORIGINAL NATURAL HORN OR "COR D’ORCHESTRE" C.1850 ' Description WICHITA BAND INSTRUMENT COMPANY 2525 EAST DOUGLAS AVENUE WICHITA, KANSAS 67211 TEL: 316-684-0291 FAX: 316-684-6858 Email : wbic@wichitaband.com Service to wind players since 1953! ORIGINAL AND RARE NATURAL HORN OR "COR D’ORCHESTRE", CIRCA 1850. Rare antique valveless natural horn by Beauboeuf brothers, made between 1849 and 1857. The bell is stamped " FB / Beauboeuf Freres / Paris", is of brass with brass bell garland. The horn is totally original, without breaks or patches. Bell diameter is 10 1/4 inches (260 mm). Bore size, measured at the tuning slide is .425 inches (10.8 mm). The horn has come to us with nine crooks plus a B-flat coupler. Six of the crooks and the coupler match, two others have different fittings but appear to be from the same period. Dents and dings have been burnished out in our shop, but the horn has not been machine buffed in any way. The original painting inside the bell is still about 25 – 30 % intact. As reported in the "New Langwill Index", Oscar and Auguste Beauboeuf’s brass manufacturing workshop was established in 1849, ceased business operations eight years later. With original box and mouthpiece. Our selling price reflects 71 hours of shop time, balling and burnishing out dings to the body and crooks. Top recommendation on this one! There are, of course, some excellent modern valveless horns now being produced, but an original instrument that’s in good restored condition is a special find. We give this one our highest recommendation. NOTE NOTE NOTE. This horn plus another similar instrument by Courtois neveu (not yet restored) will be on display at the I.H.S. workshop in Denver between July 22 and 26. Of course we’ll also have a large selection of NEW horns by Alexander, Paxman, Holton and Conn. In Denver, you can visit with these horn experts: Philipp Alexander and Raimund Pankratz, from Alexander G.m.b.H., in Mainz. Steve Flower from Paxman Musical Instruments in London. Our Wichita horn expert, Richard Bentson. Our Wichita horn restoration expert, Michael Riepe. Gary Ray, owner of Wichita Band Instrument Company, part owner of Paxman Musical Instruments, Ltd. Hope to see you in Denver! *************************************************** Wichita Band Instrument Company is a small musical instrument emporium located in the center of the USA. We’ve been in business since 1953 and have had the same owner since 1963. Originally we were a repair shop that specialized in wind instrument restoration. Today we have 18 employees including eight of the finest repair technicians in the country. Virtually ALL the items we sell have been fully reconditioned in our own shop, although we do sell a few unrestored historical instruments each year. Wichita Band’s service warranty is the same as it’s been for more than thirty years: "ALL new and all used instruments sold by Wichita Band Instrument Company come with our 24 month service warranty. It’s in addition to any factory guarantees. For two full years, we will repair or replace - whichever in our estimation is the more advisable - pads, corks, springs or other parts required, at no charge to the customer. The customer is responsible for shipping and insurance charges. Cases and plating finishes are not covered by our service warranty but are sometimes covered by factory guarantees." Wichita Band’s service warranty does cover dents and dings to your instrument. If your instrument sustains damage to the body, end bow, neck, slides or bell, we’ll burnish out the dents and make it look "like new" again. The cost you is absolutely nothing except for shipping and insurance charges. Wichita Band Instrument Company maintains a repair department capable of restoration work of the highest quality. Even though repairs are essentially "free" for the first two years, after that period has expired, we remain at your service to maintain and repair your musical equipment forever. It’s our "service after the sale" promise and has been since 1953! Anything we sell can be sent to you for a short approval period without obligation. We collect NO SALES TAX, unless you’re lucky enough to live in Kansas. The customer is responsible for shipping and insurance and must pre-pay back to us any freight charges on returned equipment. International shipping is available. Returned items will be refunded within-3 weeks of receiving the item. We’re happy to send any instrument "on approval" for ten days, but ask the prospective buyer to pay shipping both ways and to please reimburse us for posting, re-stock and and clean-up charges (2.95%) on any returned item. VISA/MASTERCARD/DISCOVER/MONEY ORDER/CHECK/WIRE TRANSFER ACCEPTED. Credit cards not accepted from some countries. We must ship to the credit card billing address with exceptions made only at our discretion. We’re happy to correspond with musicians, players, parents and enthusiasts of all types. Written appraisals are always available, but please don’t write or telephone and ask "what’s granny’s baritone sax worth?" Do an Ebay search and you’ll be able to figure it out for yourself. Please note: Some scam artists are now sending fake "Ebay second chance" offers or "Ebay/Paypal invoices" to high bidders and other bidders on closed and active ebay items. If we send you an "Ebay invoice" or "second chance offer" it will be from wbic@wichitaband.com. Please call us on our 800 number (800-835-3006) or (001-316-684-0291 for international buyers) or email us directly at wbic@wichitaband.com, to speak or write to us in person about any auction, and please verify any second chance offers from us. Customers wishing to use US Postal Service: Please be advised that we will be happy to send your item by the US Postal Service if you so desire. However, please be informed that if your item is lost, stolen or damaged in transit, it could take one year or longer to finalize the claim with the US Postal Service. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for lost, stolen or damaged items when shipped with the US Postal Service. Because of this problem, we cannot recommend the US Postal Service for anything other than inexpensive items. Please see our other auctions: Current E-bay auctions. Feel free to call or e-mail for any additional information. 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