From a large factory in London, Besson instruments not only captured a major part of the British Market, but were also exported to many countries. ![]() His products became famous in Europe and in 1857 he moved to England where the vigor of Brass Band popularity was already evident. ![]() At the same time, another English manufacturer became well known Henri John Distin born in London in 1819. Gustave Auguste Besson died in 1874, the company changed its name and becomes Fontaine Besson in 1880 in France and Besson in England. Over the following years, Besson continued to manufacture in Paris, London and also had warehouses for distribution in Brussels, Charleroi, Madrid and Barcelona. Following a long series of legal battles with Adolphe Sax, Gustave Auguste Besson left Paris to build a factory in London.
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