In 1981, Zigmant Kanstul founded Kanstul Musical Instruments, building fine brasswinds both under his own name and for venerable marques like F. But the story didn’t start there. Zig’s career as a brassmaker began in 1952, at F.E. Myriad Alien Dalvik 2.0 Download For Ipad. Olds & Son in Los Angeles. There, he apprenticed and honed his skills under the direction of Foster A. Reynolds, a giant in the history of brasswind design and manufacturing.

Crysis Rygel Texture Mod Install. In 1970, after 18 years at Olds, eventually leading R&D and production, Zig left to assume the position of Vice President at King Musical Instruments, in charge of the Benge Trumpet factory. He subsequently became Vice President of Manufacturing for C.G.

Hi all, Quick question for the group. I have a French MEHA trumpet (owned for about 15 years - bought it second hand) and I'm trying to find a little bit of background on the company and trying to find out how old it may be. I've taken it for valuations but no-one seems to know the make and its been valued between 500 pounds and about two thousand - go figure! If anyone has heard of the make or may be able to suggest how to date it etc I'd be grateful. It seems farily old - virtually no laquer left a few dents etc but they all add to the tone - its a wonderful instrument but with an unknown background.

Any thoughts much appreciated Nick kev. Adb Driver Sony Ericsson Xperia Play there. @hotmail.com 00:00 TrmpTrim 00:00. I am under the impression that for F. Besson Meha the cutoff point was about 92,500 for pre and post war horns made by the original Besson company in France.

So, I would assume that an F. Besson Meha with a SN of 101XXX to be post war. The only published lists I have ever seen on the net were not for the French made horns, but rather the British horns that had a completely different serial number series. Nick Boyer never came back with his serial or said whether or not his Besson was an old one made by the French company or a contemporary one made by Kanstul in the US.

Another little bit of Besson trivia: The F. Besson stands for the name 'Fontaine' and not the word 'French.'

All existing Kanstul French Besson trumpets have 3, 4 or 5 digit serial numbers (got to about 7,000 by 1998, now at around 40,000). Many non-Kanstul Bessons have 6 digit serial numbers or longer. If you see a 6 digit or longer serial number on a French Besson trumpet I’m guessing that it is not a Kanstul French Besson, but the 609 and similar. Jan 22, 2015 Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2015 12:18 pm Post subject: Kanstul Besson MEHA serial number question Hello to all, I have a Kanstul made Besson MEHA in Bb with a very low serial number.