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Antoine Courtois
21世紀に蘇る伝統の響き。

一般に”コルトワ”として知られている”アントワンヌ・クルトア”と”ベッソン”は、フランスが世界に誇る金管楽器の銘柄です。偶然にもモーツアルトの誕生250周年にあたる2006年は、後年、きっと音楽史のページに特筆される年になるでしょう。”アントワンヌ・クルトア”はドイツ資本から、そして”ベッソン”はイギリス資本からそれぞれ離れて、ビュッフェ・クランポンによってフランス国政の会社に戻り統合されたからです。
この夢のような成り行きは、フランスの金管走者にとって大きな誇りであり、フランス音楽を愛するものにとって大きな喜びでもあります。
クルトア・ファミリーが楽器を作り始めたのは、パリ市民が蜂起して革命が勃発した1789年で、当時の狩猟ホーンはベルリンに、ナポレオン・ボナパルトが伝令にもたせた騎兵ラッパはパリに実在しています。
1803年以降、おそらく創業者の死後、子供たちや甥っ子たちが次々に序業を継承したのですが、アントワンヌ・クルトア(1770〜1855)が音響の改良に成功してブランドへの評価を不動のものにしたのです。
主な顧客は軍楽隊でしたから、各種の金管楽器を手がけていましたが、もっとも力をいれたのはトロンボーンでした。

アントワンヌ・クルトアとその息子

1844年から父親の後を継いだアントワンヌ・クルトア二世(1800？〜1880)は、ちょうどビュッフェがクローゼの協力によってベーム・システムのクラリネットを開発したように、ジャン＝バプティスト・アルバン(1825〜1899)の意見を取り入れ、一世風靡をすることになるアルバン・コルネットが発売され記録的な成功を収めました。以後現在に至まで、それがトロンボーンと並ぶ主力製品になりました。アルバン(英語読みアーバン)は、コルネットおよびトランペットの近代奏法を確立した名手で、1864年に著した教則本は奏法の基本となっています。

アンボワーズの工房

工房はパリの南西方に位置し、国鉄に乗ると約2時間でいけるアンボワーズにあります。その辺りはロワール地方といい、平野を蛇行するロワール川お風光を愛でたフランス王の城館が点在しています。その中のひとつシャンしポール城は世界遺産に登録されており、ロワールの城巡りは有名な観光スポットです。
ロワール地方の中心部にあるアンボワーズ城は、16世紀の宗教戦争時に国王フランソワ二世を取り込もうとして取穴したユグノー(プロテスタント)が、カトリック勢力に惨殺され事件の舞台として歴史的に名を留めています。また、フランソワ一世に招かれた晩年をフランスで過ごし客死したレオナルド・ダ・ヴィンチは、場内に葬られています。英仏百年戦争前に、ジャンヌ・ダルクが点線したのもこの地方です。

現代に生きるアントワンヌ・クルトア

日本えも優れた木工職人が美しい洋家具を作っています。が、見事に仕上げられた椅子に腰掛けてみると、ヨーロッパの家具に比べて何となくしっくりこないことがあります。それはきっと職人の日々の生活や文化的な背景による、感覚の差ではないでしょうか。
楽器製造に関しても同じような問題があります。いかにテクノロジーにおいて進んでいても、それだけでは演奏者を何族させる楽器は作れません。長年にわたる演奏家との交流を通じて蓄積されたノーハウや、職人の指にこめられた情熱があってはじめてよい楽器が生まれるのです。
アントワンヌ・クルトアは200年の長きにわたり、パリのオペラ座や音楽院と歴史を共有し、フランス音楽発展の一翼を担ってきました。
これからは世界中の交響楽団やシンフォニック・バンド、そしてトップ走者によって、製品の進化が証明されていくことになるでしょう。
2006年1月、〈ベッソン〉ブランドと同様にBuffet Crampon S.A.S.にとうごうされましたから、これからは〈ビュッフェ・クランポン〉ブランドのよきパートナーとなって世界の檜舞台で活躍する事になるでしょう。

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Model LDx6

Model Q11

Model LD CLEVENGER/LDx7

Model LDx5

Model D8

Model D3

Model D4

Model D1 eco

B-horn model D2

Fürst Plesshorn model J-244
Brass, lacquered
Imitation leather wraparound, green

Cavalry horn model J-280
Solid sterling silver
Bell diameter 100 mm
25 mm sterling silver bell garland

Bugle
Brass, lacquered
Imitation leather wraparound, red
in C or B (with terminal crook - picture)

CARNYX
The carnyx was originally a war instrument in the Celtic Iron Age in about 300 - 200 B.C.
The horn-shaped trumpet was used by Julius Caesar’s troops on campaigns in Gaul, for example. The idea was to demoralise enemies and spur on their own forces to battle with its mouth resembling the head of a wild boar and the barbaric sounds, which the instrument produces.

We produce imitations of the carnyx made of copper in conjunction with an artistic craftsman in our region. The instrument can either be provided with a round mouthpiece or supplied with a brass reed.

Eb Bass fanfare model J-270
Brass, nickel-plated
Bell diameter 190 mm

RUSSIAN HORNS
Russian horns are single-toned, valve-less, conically bent instruments with large dimensions made out of sheet copper; they were introduced to Saxony from Russia during the nineteenth century.
They are played with a round mouthpiece.
These horns were introduced by the Freiberg chief captain Freiherr von Herder for the mining oboe ensemble in the city of Freiberg.
The special feature about the horns is that each one was only made for one note, so 8 musicians were needed to go right up the scale.

The chromatic set of Russian horns made for the Oelsnitz brass band in 2001 consists of 16 instruments [comprising the following pitch: G, G#. A. B (A#), B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F. F#, G, G#, A, B flat (A#)] and was made out of 0.6 mm copper sheeting with a short tuning slide. An ornamental wire made of brass crowns the instrument at the edge of the bell.

The dimensions are based on specifications provided by Herbert Heyde from the Musical Instrument Museum at the University of Leipzig, published by the Deutscher Verlag für Musik Leipzig 1982.

Bariton J-235
Yellow brass moveable parts in nickel silver
Rotary valve unit 4 valves with minibal linkages
adjustable thumb hold
Water key
bell diameter 300 mm
bore 14 mm

Eb Alto horn J-230
Yellow brass moveable parts in nickel silver
Rotare valves unit 3 valves
With minibal linkages
Water keys on the main slide
bore 11,8 mm

Tenorhorn
yellow brass, lacguer finish
rotary valve with minibal linkages
adjustable thumb hold
bell diameter 215 mm, length 640 mm

J-201 3 valves

J-202 3 valves, moveable parts in nickel silver

J-211 4 valves

J-212 4 valves, moveable parts in nickel silver

Eb Cornet J-220
Yellow brass moveable parts in nickel silver
Rotare valves unit 3 valves
With minibal linkages
Trigger on the main slide
Water key
Mouthpice receiver
bell diameter 115 mm
bore 10,5 mm

Flugelhorn J-225
Yellow brass moveable parts in nickel silver
Rotare valves unit 3 valves
With minibal linkages
Water keys on the main slide
Mouthpiece reciver
bell diameter 150 mm
bore 11 mm

FISCORNO

Natural trumpet/Slide trumpet
Long model
440 Hz
4 hole system
With different crooks

Natural trumpet in pretzel form
adapted from Anton Schnitzer (Nuremberg) 1585

in F or Eb

F bass baroque trombone After Hans Hainlein (17. cent.)
Historical style
Handhammered bell
Es - crook

Eb/Ab - Bass - baroque trombone (Quint-trombone)
After Hans Hainlein, Nürnberg 1631
Historical style
Handhammered bell
Long mainslide
Hand engraving

Tenor baroque trombone
Hand-hammered one piece bell
Hand engraving
Inner slides in yellow brass

Bb tenor baroque trombone
After Ehe 17. cent.
Original in the Grassi Museum Leipzig
Historical style
Hand hammered bell
Pitches from 440 down to 415 Hz

Eb alto baroque trombone (Hans Hainlein 17. cent.)
Handhammered one piece bell
Hand engraving
Inner slides in yellow brass

Eb alto baroque trombone
Original in the Grassi Museum Leipzig
Historical style
Hand hammered bell
Pitches from 440 down to 415 Hz

Flugelhorn J-517
Yellow brass, lacquer finish
Nickel silver-valve mechanisms with yellow brass-rotor
Bore 11 mm
Bell diameter 150 mm, one piece bell
1 waterkey
Gigbag

Flugelhorn J-524 Solist
Gold brass, lacquer finish
Nickel silver-valve mechanisms with bronze-rotor
Bore 11 mm
Bell diameter 150 mm aus Blattzuschnitt with ''Selmer'' rim or nickel silver rim
Trigger on the 3rd valve slide
2 waterkeys
Mouthpice reciver
Etui

Kuhlo-Flugelhorn
rotary valves with minibal linkages
3 valves

J-250 yellow brass

J-251 gold brass

C/Bb Bass-Trumpet
rotary valves with minibal linkages
exchangeable leadpipe
2 water keys
bell diameter 180 mm
bore 12,0 mm

J-590 3 valves
yellow brass moveable parts in nickel silver

J-591 4 valves
yellow brass moveable parts in nickel silver

J-595 3 valves
gold brass moveable parts in nickel silver

J-597 4 ventilig
gold brass moveable parts in nickel silver

J-598 4 valves
gold brass moveable parts in nickel silver
Tuning slide with Trigger

Optionen:
silver plated, gold plated

Perinet-Trumpet
perinet Monelvalves
bore 11,66 mm
bell diameter 125 mm
2 Waterkeys
goldbrass mouthpipe
Stopper at the 3rd valve slide

different versions

Bb-Trumpet J-530
short model, specially for children
yellow brass moveable parts in nickel silver
rotary valves with minibal linkages
bell diameter 130 mm
bore 11,0 mm

J-532
Tuning slide with Trigger

J-546
Red brass bell with wide nickel silver rim
Tuning slide with Trigger
2 water keys

Bb-Trumpet
rotary valves with minibal linkages
bell diameter 130 mm
bore 11,0 mm

J-560
yellow brass and moveable parts in nickel silver

J-565
yellow brass and moveable parts in nickel silver
tuning slide with Trigger on 3rd valve

J-570
gold brass and moveable parts in nickel silver

J-575
gold brass and moveable parts in nickel silver
tuning slide with Trigger on 3rd valve
exchangeable leadpipe
2 water keys

J-580
gold brass and moveable parts in nickel silver
tuning slide with Trigger on 3rd valve
exchangeable leadpipe
2 water keys
overblowing key
rotary valves with bronze rotor
extralarge bell

Options:
bell diameter 140 mm
silver plated, gold plated

gold brass movable parts in nickel silver, bell with nickel silver rim, bell diameter 260 mm or 280 mm, short pressure valve mechanism with adjustable thumb trigger to be handled with tumb or with thumb and middle finger
german rotary valves, conical slide for six possible positions
bore 14,5 / 15,5 mm

Options: ergonomic cross-stay

F Cimbasso

gold brass, movable parts in nickel silver, double bore 13,10 / 13,98 mm, bell diameter 250 mm
in Bb, F, Eb or Bb, F, Gb, German rotary valves with Minibal linkages, short pressure valve mechanism

Variants:
J-762 open wrap
J-764 closed wrap

options:
conical slide in yellow brass or nickel silver

yellow brass, lacquer finish with movable parts in nickel silver, wide rim with large engraving, large snakes, rotary valves with leather strap, conical slide, yellow brass outer slide
bell diameter 230 mm
double bore 11,47/12,50 mm

gold brass with moveable parts in nickel silver,
exchangeable Bb valve, short pressure valve mechanism
open or closed wrap
bell diameter: 230 mm

Variants:
J-749 double bore 11,47/12,50 mm
J-754 double bore 12,50/13,10 mm
J-759 double bore 13,10/13,98 mm

Options:
bells with different rim
cylindrical slide in gold brass or nickel silver

yellow brass movable parts in nickel silver, bell with ''Selmer'' rim, diameter: 260 mm, open wrap
with ''R. Hagmann'' valve system, valve mechanism to be handled with thump and middle finger, conical slide for six possible positions, bore: 14,5 mm / 15,5 mm, ergonomic cross-stay, long water key

bell diameter 160 mm or 170 mm, outer slide in nickel silver,
lacquer finish with movable parts in nickel silver

Variants:
J-710 yellow brass, bore 11,47 mm
J-711 gold brass, bore 11,47 mm
J-715 yellow brass, bore 12,65 mm
J-716 gold brass, bore 12,65 mm

Options:
conical slide 11,47/12,65 mm
exchangeable Bb valve

with "R. Hagmann" valve system
moveable parts in nickel silver, ergonomic cross-stay
bell diameter: 250 mm
bore: 14,27 mm

Variants:
J-146 yellow brass
J-147 gold brass

yellow brass, lacguer finish
small bore
bore 12,9 mm
bell diameter 8’’

bell diameter 220 mm
Variants:
J-140 yellow brass bore: 13,1 mm
J-141 yellow brass bore: 13,98 mm
J-142 gold brass bore: 13,1 mm
J-143 gold brass bore: 13,98 mm

Bell diameter 220mm
bore 13.9mm

2-valve B/F/G flat
Bell diameter 250mm
Bore 14.27mm

Bore 13,98 mm
Bell diameter: 250 mm

bore: 13,1 mm
bell diameter: 220 mm

With compensating low F side

Thumb valves customizable to stand in preferred key (specify with order)
Fully independent valve slides
Easy to use 3-way thumb valve

in F/Bb/high F

In F/Bb/high F or Bb/F/high F
Fully independent valve slides
Tuning bit in mouthpiece receiver

Parforce Horn In Eb

Normal horn bore
Tubing double wrapped
Brilliantly polished finish
Without leather wrap
Body Ø 435 mm

Parforce Horn In Bb/Eb
Normal horn bore
Especially precise key change valve with feathered mechanism for easy response
2 water keys
Brilliantly polished finish
Without leather wrap
Body Ø 435 mm

Natutral Horn In C
Aufsteckbögen: B, A, G, F, E, Eb, D, C, B-basso
“Halari” Model
Bore 11.3 mm
Bell flare Ø 280 mm
Yellow brass garland
Terminal crooks insert at leadpipe
Made in yellow brass
Terminal crooks: Bb, A, G, F, E, Eb, D, C, Bb-basso

Natural Horn in F
Normal horn bore
Nickel silver appointments and slide sleeves
Combinable crooks: E, Eb, D, C, Bb-basso

BARITONE TUBA
4 rotary valves
Upright form
Nickel silver appointments
Bore 15.5 mm
Bell flare Ø 310 mm
Nickel silver garland on bell flare
Pictured with optional auxiliary valve

BARITONR TUBA
Broad oval form
4 rotary valves
Nickel silver appointments
Bore 15.5 mm
Bell flare Ø 270 mm
Nickel silver garland on bell flare

BB TENOR HORN
3 rotary valves
Bore 13.5 mm
Bell flare Ø 250 mm

Q11

Atkinson
F/Bb

KING Master SilberSonic Cornet

B hoch F Diskantdoppelhorn mit A-Stopfventil
5 ventilig, Kompensationsmodell

Doppelhorn F/B 5-ventilig mit A-Stopfventil und Stellventil

Doppelhorn F/B 5 ventilig mit E-A-Ventil und Stopfventil

Doppelhorn B/F kombiniert, 5-ventilig
mit A-Stopfventil

Doppelhorn F/B 4 ventilig - das berühmte Knopf-Modell

Doppelhorn B/F kombiniert, 4-ventilig

B-Horn 4-ventilig mit kombinierten A- bzw. Stopfausgleichsventil

Stephan Krahforst

Josef Monke

Full double Wagner Tuba Bb/F

F Wagner Tuba

Full triple horn F/B b /high Eb

Bb Wagner Tuba

Full triple horn F/Bb/high F

Compensating triple horn F/Bb /high F

Compensating triple horn F/B b/high Eb

Full double horn F/Bb

Full double horn B h /F with A-stopping valve

High F Horn

Bb horn with A-stopping valve

Bb /high Eb horn with A-stopping valve

Bb/high F horn with A-stopping valve

Historical hand horn

MODELL 28

MODELL 23

MODELL 3 S

Key:BBb
Bore:.656"
Bell:16" Diameter
Valves:Three Valves - Monel
Valve Guides:Plastic
Slides:Brass
Water Keys:Traditional
Intonation:Tune-Any-Note Slide
Finish:Bright Silver Plate

Key:BBb
Bore:.689"
Bell:21" Diameter
Valves:Three Valves - Monel
Valve Guides:Plastic
Slides:Brass
Water Keys:Traditional
Intonation:Tune-Any-Note Slide
Finish:Clear Lacquer

Key:BBb
Bore:.656"
Bell:19" Diameter
Valves:Three Valves - Monel
Valve Guides:Plastic
Slides:Brass
Water Keys:Traditional
Intonation:Tune-Any-Note Slide
Finish:Bright Silver Plate

Key:BBb
Bore:.689"
Bell:19" Diameter
Valves:Four Monel
Valve Guides:Plastic
Water Keys:Three Traditional
Finish:Clear Lacquer