Couesnon trumpet serial numbers

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Certain things are not made clear however and remain a mystery. Some pieces of information are easily found on the instrument such as the Bell mandrel and leadpipe mandrel that are stamped on the instruments. One thing Vincent Bach did with his early instruments was keep shop cards that contain certain bits of information. Now we've touched on the rarity of such an impeccable piece, and the condition of such, let us discuss briefly the unique history of this instrument.