Inquiries regarding archive status may be sent to website was designed and built by Eyemotive. Besson & Co Prototype 198 Euston Road London England WH Paling & Co N.S Wales & Queensland. Our doors are closed permanently and we will no longer be responding to phone calls or emails. There are no instruments or parts available for sale by Kanstul Musical Instruments. F.Besson brevete 96.rue d,angoulne Paris 6 grandprix hors concours membre du jury made in france Operation unknown. Content on this website is for reference purposes only. This website will remain online for the foreseeable future, as an archive of Kanstul history and product information. We’d also like to thank our indispensable design collaborators who over the years worked with Zig to create so many horns that made history.Īlso, thanks to our dealers and resellers, and of course our private-label partners who have kept so many iconic instrument designs available to the serious playing community. Besson trumpets, Keilwerth Saxophones, Paesold Bows, Schroetter Orchestral. In addition to these instruments, they distribute Besson Brass, F. In that same year they purchased Schreiber Bassoon Co. They are now the exclusive distributor of Buffet woodwinds. We want to thank all the players who have made music on our horns over the years, from the casual players, the band members, the drum corps sections-to the professionals in the pop, rock, jazz, symphonic, mariachi, and Hollywood soundtrack genres-and everyone in between. In 1981 Boosey & Hawkes purchased Buffet Crampon, Inc. However, we came to a point where it was no longer viable for us to continue. The trumpet is in vintage condition and dates back to the 1970s. Inscribed on side of middle valve housing BESSON & CO / BREVETE / 130852. 67 years ago, Zig Kanstul first began crafting brasswinds, and though the master himself passed in 2016, our family has carried on the tradition of building a broad line of brass instruments with an unrelenting focus on the sound. FB Besson trumpet of 1160 grams with unmarked mouthpiece.