1963 Courtois Brevete Balanced silver plated Bb Trumpet, made In Paris

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1963 Courtois Brevete Balanced Bb trumpet
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silver plated #14102 which I believe is from 1963 according to what I can find out. The bore size on the horn is .458. (I measured with dial calipers ) The bell diameter is 4 3/4. The horn overall length is 19”.
This is a very nice high-quality professional trumpet from Courtois. Is it perfect or mint? Collector grade? No. There is some
evidence of repairs
and spot re-plating on the silver. Bell was worked on by the engraving, some braces resoldered but all are strong and intact. The horn is very straight, Some scratches, a few tiny dings here and there. Some Silver plating wear here and there. It’s at least at 80% left. Some polish and overall it’s still a great looking horn. NO large dents. See photos for condition represented. The valves are excellent, smooth and fast and all slides are free. I do not see any red rot . Nice playing horn, good slotting and intonation. Not stuffy… my range is a high F and this horn soars there with ease. (I actually hit a solid high G on it this morning)
It comes with a decent condition non-branded suitcase style trumpet case for shipping and storage. No musty smells. It comes with the original Antoine Courtois #2 mouthpiece in decent playable shape.
No international bids or shipping.  I will ship to the contiguous lower 48 states for a flat fee of .00 including insurance and tracking.
Please feel free to ask any questions thru the eBay message system and or I can provide additional photos if needed.  I typically respond within a few hours.
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Thanks for looking.
Best, Dean