Vintage Couesnon Monopole Star C-Trumpet For Sale!

Description: Welcome to Ashantee Music!Matching Exceptional Students With Quality Instruments One of several C trumpets we are offering for sale. This is a vintage Couesnon Monopole Star s/n 399XX. It is in very good condition: silver plating about 95% with minor wear here and there other than the leadpipe, which is nearly raw brass. Very minor nicks and scratches, but no significant dents or signs of repair. It was obviously a pro player’s main axe, as it has been highly customized to make it more practical in a modern setting: underslung finger ring has been moved to a top position, leadpipe has an odd pattern to it and appears to be a replacement, water keys removed and replaced with Amado keys to improve resistance, etc. Tunings slides are fast and smooth with no problems and do show some wear, but using Hetman classic oil and Selmer “the red stuff” slide grease, the compression actually measures 1.6—far better than most vintage horns, and perfectly playable. All tuning slides are free. Just detergent cleaned, lubed, and had new tuning slide O-rings and piston felts installed. Non-original top cap on the third valve, as the original appears to have been cross-threaded by a prior owner and doesn’t screw on all the way. The original is included, but our local shop is so backed up that it would have taken them a month to get around to fixing it. Plays very well with little resistance and a great, moderately bright tone—a great horn for a disciplined player who can be careful about playing in tune, as this does not slot a narrowly as most modern pro horns. I have put this in a vintage Ess & Ess case made in Brooklyn, NY which works well for the horn as long as you use the foam inserts I’ve included to keep the horn from bouncing around. Somehow the case has even kept both its keys for the past sixty years! If you prefer it with no case, or a new or used double or single case, please let me know as we have dozens of cases for sale separately. Also includes a Bach 5C which for some reason seems to work really well with this horn. A great C trumpet for church and side work without spending two grand on a used Strad or Xeno! Ashantee Music is a family-owned store serving musicians of all levels for almost twenty years. We started as a worship ministry, and our passion remains equipping young church musicians with more than they could ask or imagine. Please look us up to find out more about who we are and what we do!10% of this sale supports Mulberry International, a ministry which provides food, clothing, shelter, and education in the name of Christ to at-risk children and families in war-torn Ukraine. Please ask us about how to join in this amazing partnership!We are always happy to consider reasonable offers on our auctions.Purchases: We strive to be accurate and detailed in our descriptions. If you have any questions or concerns about a listing, please ask questions prior to bidding. Photographs are considered a binding part of an item description.Shipping: Items are shipped after receipt and clearance of your payment. We try to ship far ahead of the handling time listed in the auction. Note that with international shipping, not all countries provide door-to-door tracking; therefore, buyer assumes full liability for item after leaving the United States.Returns: We have zero unhappy customers, and we have offered hassle-free returns for almost twenty years. Unfortunately, due to rampant abuse of eBay's automated returns, and since PayPal no longer refunds sales fees, we have had to revise our return policy. (1) If you are not satisfied with your purchase, please contact us PRIOR to initiating a return via eBay and allow us to address your concerns. Many items such as clarinets and oboes come out of adjustment during the shipping process, and can be easily tweaked by your local technician. We are happy to talk you through this process. (2) Items may be returned for any reason at your expense within seven days of receipt for a full refund of the purchase price less shipping and eBay fees, which are not refundable. If on receipt we are able to verify the item to be significantly different than described, we will additionally refund original shipping, PayPal fees, and your return shipping to maximum of $30.00. Non-paying Bidders: We reserve the right to relist or otherwise dispose of any item if payment is not received with three days of the auction close.

Price: 1099 USD

Location: Dry Ridge, Kentucky

End Time: 2024-10-20T16:05:14.000Z

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