Category:Besson (brass instrument manufacture)
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Français : Besson
References
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. ... "
Pages in category "Category:Besson (brass instrument manufacture)"
- Category:Besson clarinets
- Category:Besson Euphoniums
- Category:Besson, London
- Category:Fontaine Besson, Paris
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