Category:Besson (brass instrument manufacture)
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Français : Besson
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Our History. Besson London (besson.com), Buffet Crampon.
"1837 Gustave-Auguste Besson (1820-1874), a genius in acoustic science, created the Besson brand in Paris. ... ",
"1857 Following a long series of legal battles with Adolphe Sax, Gustave Auguste Besson left Paris to build a factory in London. ... Besson died in 1874, the company changed its name and becomes Fontaine Besson in 1880 in France and Besson in England. ... Impressive orders came from U.S.A. where band instrument manufacture was in its infancy, reaching a volume of over two thousand instruments annually. The unique character of the business attracted visits from the English Royal family, as well as many foreign dignitaries and other eminent personages. ... ",
"... At the end of the nineteenth century (1894), the Besson factory of London employed 131 workers, producing 100 brass instruments a week and no less than 10 000 musical ensembles appeared on their contract lists. In 1925, Besson purchased Quilter and Wheatstone & Co in 1940. In 1948, the group Boosey & Hawkes acquired the Besson London brand. With cutting edge design and manufacture, Besson became the leading brand of euphoniums, cornets, tenor horns, baritones and tubas. ",
"2006 By joining the Buffet Crampon Group in 2006, Besson restructured and launched its production of professional instruments in Germany and France. ... "
"1857 Following a long series of legal battles with Adolphe Sax, Gustave Auguste Besson left Paris to build a factory in London. ... Besson died in 1874, the company changed its name and becomes Fontaine Besson in 1880 in France and Besson in England. ... Impressive orders came from U.S.A. where band instrument manufacture was in its infancy, reaching a volume of over two thousand instruments annually. The unique character of the business attracted visits from the English Royal family, as well as many foreign dignitaries and other eminent personages. ... ",
"... At the end of the nineteenth century (1894), the Besson factory of London employed 131 workers, producing 100 brass instruments a week and no less than 10 000 musical ensembles appeared on their contract lists. In 1925, Besson purchased Quilter and Wheatstone & Co in 1940. In 1948, the group Boosey & Hawkes acquired the Besson London brand. With cutting edge design and manufacture, Besson became the leading brand of euphoniums, cornets, tenor horns, baritones and tubas. ",
"2006 By joining the Buffet Crampon Group in 2006, Besson restructured and launched its production of professional instruments in Germany and France. ... "
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Media in category "Besson (brass instrument manufacture)"
The following 15 files are in this category, out of 15 total.
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Annuaire de la musique 1895 - Fontaine-Besson.jpg 1,063 × 1,600; 404 KB
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Britannia Tuba Bombardon Small.png 135 × 64; 11 KB
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Britannia Tuba Bombardon.png 937 × 445; 20 KB
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Britannica Cornet B♭ with Enharmonic Valves.png 740 × 426; 19 KB
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Britannica Drum Guards Pattern Side Drum.jpg 388 × 416; 105 KB
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Britannica Drum Military Bass Drum.jpg 625 × 779; 228 KB
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Britannica Drum Regulation Side Drum.jpg 415 × 275; 61 KB
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Britannica Trombone Tenor.png 1,278 × 346; 12 KB
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Britannica Trumpet Military Trumpet in F.png 561 × 218; 8 KB
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Euph SV.jpg 1,479 × 2,167; 314 KB
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HUB Tuba.jpg 402 × 277; 175 KB
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Logo Besson 1857.png 239 × 291; 125 KB
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Melvyn Poore 05N2484.jpg 900 × 600; 176 KB
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Sam Pilafian Playing The Big Tuba.jpg 409 × 278; 186 KB
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