Antoine Courtois - MouthpiecesAntoine Courtois offers here a T3 mouthpiece designed for the bass saxhorn.
A bit of history
The manufacture of brass musical instruments was established in France by the Courtois family in 1789 on Rue Mazarine in Paris. Indeed, at the Musée du Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris, there is a cavalry trumpet marked "Courtois, Rue Mazarine," which belonged to the courier of the parliamentary officer sent by Bonaparte to the siege of Saint-Jean-d’Acre in 1799.
In 1803, Antoine Courtois (1770-1855), one of the founder's sons, settled on Rue du Caire. Among the instruments he made are a half-moon shaped trumpet producing sounds close to those of the horn, an infantry bugle adopted in 1823 by the Ministry of War, a slide trombone, as well as the first piston cornets, keyed bugles, horns, and ophicleides.
In 1844, Antoine Courtois Jr. succeeded his father and created, thanks to the collaboration of eminent artists, the famous Arban system piston cornet. Since then, we owe to his collaborators and successors very important creations and numerous acoustic and mechanical improvements. A unique record of awards at international exhibitions attests to the constant success and worldwide fame of the Antoine Courtois Paris brand.
In 1956, Mr. Paul Gaudet centralized his company in Amboise in Indre-et-Loire. Mr. Jacques Gaudet, his son, continued the tradition of quality and technical perfection, thanks to constant modernization of manufacturing processes and close collaboration with the greatest artists in Europe.
In 1994, the company joined a large European group, JA Musik, and it was in 2006 that Antoine Courtois returned to its French origins by joining the Buffet Crampon group, another prestigious wind instrument manufacturer founded in Paris in 1825.
Musicians worldwide unanimously recognize that an instrument bearing the Antoine Courtois name is a guarantee of technical perfection and quality.
Technical specifications:
- Model T3
- Finish: silver-plated
Product subject to a specific right of withdrawal. For hygiene reasons, if this product has been opened, it must be free of all signs of use to qualify for withdrawal and to be eligible for refund or exchange. 
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