9/8/2023 0 Comments 362094 besson serial numbers![]() I've included a scan of Irv's story of this trumpet on his personal stationary below, but here is what it says: SeptemTo whom it may concern: The French Besson Bb trumpet, serial number 85419 is the instrument played by Elden Benge, the first trumpet with the Chicago Symphony under the direction of Frederick Stock. He had been a friend and colleague of Elden Benge from the time that Benge moved to Southern California. Irving Bush was a highly regarded professional trumpet player, playing with many top big bands during the 1950s and joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 1962. I believe that this is important even with objects that have much less historical significance than this case. As each generation passes, the accuracy of the stories connected with artifacts become less sure unless we carefully document them. I highly recommend that owners of old instruments do their best to document them. Almost everything that I know about the history of this trumpet I was told was told by Irving Bush, so I asked him to write it down for me.
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