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Here are photos of instruments in my collection or ones that I have had in the past arranged by maker. It's been an honor to play and restore so many wonderful instruments over the years. The craftsmanship is often very good and I am amazed at what people can create with their hands, a few machines, and some raw materials. The ones marked with a (*) are part of my permanent collection (at least for now!). K. Allmen Co. Bb Trumpet / Brooklyn, NY / #193 / c.1950 K. Allmen Co. Bb Trumpet / Brooklyn, NY / #137x / c.1960
Amati Arioso Super Bb Trumpet / Kraslice, Czech Republic / #7074xx / c.1980
Bach Bb Stradivarius Trumpet / ML bore / #37 Bell / Elkhart, IN / #4097x / c.1967 F. Besson Bb Cornet / Paris / #4234x / c.1890
Besson & Co Eb Cornet / London / #424xx / c.1890
Besson & Co Cornet / London / #4456x / c.1890
Besson & Co Bb/A New Creation model Trumpet / London / #10518x / c.1920 F. Besson Brevete Bb Trumpet / Paris / #95460 / c.1958 / 0.458" bore Blessing Artist Trumpet / Elkhart / #4072x / c.1946
Boosey & Co Eb Cornet / London / #24002 / c.1880
Boosey & Co Bb Cornet / London / #490xx / c.1896 Boston Musical Instrument Mfy Bb Cornet / Boston, MA / c.1875
Boston Musical Instrument Mfy Bb Two Star Cornet / no number / c.1880
Boston Musical Instrument Mfy Bb 3 Star Cornet / #1077x / c.1890 Boston Musical Instrument Company 3 Star Cornet / #163xx / c.1903
*Boston Musical Instrument Co. Bb Boss Tone Trumpet / #2241x / c.1920
Boston Musical Instrument Company Bb Cornet / #230xx / c.1921
Boston Musical Instrument Co. A/Bb/C 3 Star Trumpet model 11 / #2339x / c.1922
Boston Musical Instrument Co. A/Bb/C 3 Star Trumpet model 11 / #2340x / c.1922
Boston Musical Instrument Co. 3 Star Trumpet Model 11 in A/Bb/C / #23580 / c.1923
Boston Musical Instrument Co. Bb Cornet w/USQMC / #245xx / c.1928
Willard Bryant Triple X Cornet / Detroit, MI / made by Bohland & Fuchs c.1900
Bryant-Newell Co. Rex model Cornet / Detroit, MI / #971 / c.1910 Buescher Manufacturing Co Bb Cornet / Elkhart / #1144 / c.1901
Buescher Manufacturing Co Bb Cornet / Elkhart / #2464 / c.1903
*Buescher Epoch Cornet / Elkhart / #2589 / c.1903
Buescher American Grand Bb Cornet / Elkhart / #11415 / c.1912 Buescher Virtuoso model Cornet / Elkhart / #17752 / c.1912
Buescher Model C12 Transposing Cornet with Epoch valves / Elkhart / #20751 / c.1913
Buescher Model 15 Cornet / Elkhart / #22165 / c.1914 / large 0.487" bore
*Buescher Model 15 Cornet / Elkhart / #22167 / c.1914 / 0.487" bore / Satin Gold plate
Buescher Model 15 Cornet / Elkhart / #148514 / c.1923
Buescher Model 9 Trumpet / Elkhart / #149942 / c.1924
Buescher Model 9 Trumpet / Elkhart / #164781 / c.1924
Buescher Model 10 Trumpet / Elkhart / #173757 / c.1925
*Buescher Model 13 Parlor Grand Trumpet in C/Bb/A / Elkhart / #173717 / c.1925
*Buescher Model 9 Trumpet / Elkhart / #17777x / c.1925 Buescher Model 280 Flugelhorn / Elkhart / #181941 / c.1925
Buescher Model 15 Cornet / Elkhart / #195727 / c.1926
Buescher Model 10 Professional Trumpet / Elkhart / #198559 / c.1926 / 4.5" bell / 0.458" bore
Buescher Model 9 Trumpet / Elkhart / #206845 / c.1926
Buescher model 10-22-A Symphony Trumpet / Elkhart / #227023 / c.1927 / 4.5" bell / 0.443" bore
Buescher Model 255 Cornet / Elkhart / #247564 / c.1928
Buescher Model 212 Trumpet / Elkhart / #248439 / c.1928 / 0.443" bore
Buescher Model 232 Aristocrat Trumpet / Elkhart / #264595 / c.1931 / 0.443" bore
Buescher Model 235 Custom Built Trumpet / Elkhart / #268633 / c.1932 / before restoration
Buescher 400 Cornet / Elkhart / #289650 / c.1936 Buescher Custom Built Aristocrat Cornet 266 / Elkhart / #291504 / 1938 / 0.458" bore
Buescher 211 Trumpet / Elkhart / #292057 / 1938 / 18.75" long / 4.25" bell / 0.438" bore
Buescher 400 Cornet / Elkhart / #296914 / c.1941
Buescher Model 235 Trumpet / #306807 / c.1942
Buescher 400 Trumpet / Model 225 / #307308 / c.1942 / unrestored
Buescher Lightweight 400 Trumpet model 228 / Elkhart / #332149 / c.1951
Buescher 400 Cornet / Elkhart / #353858 / c.1955
Buescher Aristocrat Trumpet / Elkhart / #370351 / c.1960
Buescher Model 136 Aristocrat Trumpet / Elkhart / #423727 / c.1966
Buffet Crampon Bb Trumpet / Paris / #1110 / c.1956
*Frederick Busch Cornet / New York / #546 / c.1890
Frederick Busch Cornet / New York / #1630 / c.1910
Ferdinand Coeuille Eb Telescope Cornet / Philadelphia / #475 / c.1890
Ferdinand Coeuille Bb Telescope Cornet / Camden, NJ / #1102 / c.1905
C. G. Conn Wonder Cornet / Elkhart & Worcester / #21512 / c.1888
C. G. Conn Wonder Cornet / Elkhart, Indiana / #32900 / c.1891
C. G. Conn American model Orchestra Cornet / Elkhart or Worcester / #45160 / c.1893
*C. G. Conn NY Wonder Cornet / Elkhart & New York / #60841 / c.1897
C. G. Conn NY Wonder Cornet / Elkhart & New York / #65210 / c.1898
C. G. Conn NY Wonder Cornet / Elkhart & New York / #68578 / c.1900
C. G. Conn Conn-Queror Cornet / Elkhart / #93484 / c.1906
C. G. Conn Conn-Queror Cornet / Elkhart / #95081 / c.1906
C. G. Conn Conn-Queror Cornet / Elkhart / #100284 / c.1907
C. G. Conn New Invention Circus Bore Cornet / Elkhart / #117911 / c.1912 / 0.422" bore
C. G. Conn Booster Trumpet model Cornet / Elkhart / #124135 / c.1912 / 0.485" bore
C. G. Conn Large Bore Trumpet / Elkhart / #131503 / c.1913 / 0.485" bore
C. G. Conn Circus Bore Cornet / Elkhart / #169239 / c.1919
Conn NY Liberty model Cornet / Elkhart / #P1636x made by Pan American / c.1920
C. G. Conn Victor New Wonder Cornet in Bb/A / Elkhart / #182332 / c.1921
*C. G. Conn 18B Trumpet / Elkhart / #212161 / c.1924
The Julius Stenberg heron on the 18B.
C. G. Conn 26B Symphony Trumpet / Elkhart / #236653 / c.1926 C. G. Conn 2B Trumpet / Elkhart / #253886 / c.1928
C. G. Conn 22B Trumpet / Elkhart / #254347 / c.1928
C. G. Conn 2B Trumpet / Elkhart / #257243 / c.1928
*C. G. Conn 56B Custom Trumpet / Elkhart / #267215 / c.1929 Nipper the Victor / RCA dog
C. G. Conn 58B Trumpet / Elkhart / #274196 / c.1930 / collection of Kimble Elmore
C. G. Conn New York Symphony Special Trumpet / Elkhart / #313622 / c.1936
C. G. Conn New York Symphony Special Trumpet / Elkhart / #349607 / c.1942
C. G. Conn 80A Cornet / Elkhart / #388790 / c.1949
C. G. Conn 80A Cornet / Elkhart / #415041 / c.1952
Couesnon Monopole Trumpet / Paris / #29939 / 1960s
Couesnon Monopole Star Fluegelhorn / Paris / #40486 / c.1975
Couesnon Customized Trumpet / Paris / #8328x / c.1977
Antoine Courtois Bb Arbuckle model Cornet / Paris / serial not recorded
Antoine Courtois Bb Cornet / Paris / #89 / c.1900
Antoine Courtois Bb Trumpet / Paris / #885 / c.1923
Antoine Courtois Bb Balanced Trumpet / Paris / #5666 / c.1955 / 0.469" bore
E. A. Couturier Bb/A Cornet / New York / #1019 / c.1917
E. A. Couturier Bb/A Trumpet / LaPorte, IN / #3648 / c.1919
Ernst David Bb Kuhlohorn / Bielefeld, Germany / no serial # / c.1925
Distin Co Bugle / London / #2228x / c.1870
Henry Distin New Paris model Solo Alto / Philadelphia / serial not recorded
Henry Distin Eb Cornet New American model / Williamsport, PA / #6997 / c.1891
Henry Distin Bb Cornet / Williamsport, PA / #15955 / c.1899
Eugene Domage Bb Cornet / Philadelphia / #217 / c.1917
M. Dupont C Cornet / Paris / c.1900 / sold by Sears
W. J. Dyer & Bro. Bb Cornet, US Model / St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN / c.1895 copy of a Conn cornet made by Bohland & Fuchs of Austria
Elkhart Band Instrument Co Trumpet / Elkhart, Indiana / #17844 / c.1939
EMO Champion Bb Trumpet / Germany / #498 / c.1954
R. Enders Bb Cornet / Brooklyn, NY / c.1900 / possible B&F stencil
Carl Fischer Bb Cornet / New York / c.1895 / B&F model 2 made in Austria
Carl Fischer Bb Cornet with Besson Bb/A Valve / New York / c.1900
Isaac Fiske Bb Cornet / Worcester, MA / c.1872
William Frank Co. Bb Classic model Trumpet / Chicago / #7901 / c.1938 / 0.468" bore
William Frank Co. Bb Classic model Trumpet / Barrington Illinois / #1516x / c.1954
William Frank Co. Bb Biltmore model Trumpet / Barrington, IL / #11215x / c.1955 / 0.462" bore
Philip Frederick Superior First Class Cornet / Philadelphia / c.1890
*Getzen 90PB Power Bore Trumpet / Elkhorn, WI / #73967 / c1956 / like new condition
M. Goulet Eb Cornet Qualite Supre / Paris / possibly B&F of Austria / c.1890
Henry Gunckel Valve Trombone / Paris / Lyon & Healy agents / Chicago / c.1885
John Heald Bb Cornet / Springfield, MA / c.1895 John Heald Co. Bb Premier model Trumpet / Springfield, MA / #3798x / c.1915
Ross Hickernell Solo Trumpet / Warren, Ohio / #24 / c.1922 / Made by Nuss Mfg Co in Harrisburg
J. Higham Contesting Model Bb Cornet Class A / Manchester, England / #552xx / c.1905
Frank Holton & Co. Bb Trumpet / Chicago, IL / #26593 / c.1914
Frank Holton & Co. Bb New Proportion Cornet / Chicago, IL / #28000 / 1914
Frank Holton & Co. Clarke Cornet / Elkhorn, WI / #59878 / 1921
Frank Holton & Co. Clarke Cornet / Elkhorn, WI / #6197x / 1921
Frank Holton & Co. Bb Revelation Trumpet / Elkhorn, WI / #96096 / c.1927 F. Jaubert Bb Cornet / Paris / c.1895 / sold by Lyon & Healy
F. Jaubert Bb Cornet / Paris / c.1895
F. Jaubert Bb Cornet / Lyon & Healy / Chicago / c.1910
F. Jaubert & Cie. Bb Artist's model Cornet / Paris / sold by Lyon & Healy of Chicago / c.1910
*Harry B. Jay Columbia Trumpet / Chicago / #7456 c.1925 Harry B. Jay Co. Columbia Trumpet / Chicago / #9400 / c.1929
Harry B. Jay Co. Columbia Trumpet / Chicago / #9552 / c.1929
Harry B. Jay Co. Columbia Trumpet / Chicago / #9741 / c.1929
Harry B. Jay Co. Columbia Trumpet / Chicago / #10226 / c.1930
Mark J. Kalashen Bb Cornet New Star model / New York / c.1905 Brua C. Keefer Co. Bb/A Cornet / Williamsport, PA / #6256 / c.1912
Brua C. Keefer Co. Bb/A Cornet / Williamsport, PA / #9686 / c.1915
Brua Keefer Bb Trumpet / Williamsport, PA / #10056 / "JR-2" / 0.435" bore / 4.68" bell
Brua Keefer Bb/A Trumpet / Williamsport, PA / #10060 / c.1916 / "JR 2" / 0.435" bore / 4.75" bell
Brua Keefer Bb/A Trumpet / Williamsport, PA / #10368 / c.1917 / "2" "USQMC" / 0.462" bore
Brua Keefer C Trumpet / Williamsport, PA / #11637 / c.1918 / 0.462" bore / 4.625" bell Brua Keefer Philharmonic Trumpet / Williamsport, PA / #13669 / c.1926 / No. 1 / 0.435" / 4.8" bell *Keefer - Williams Bb Trumpet / Williamsport, PA / #24516 / 1928 / #1 bore
Keefer - Williams Bb Trumpet / Williamsport, PA / #25341 / 1930s / "1" / 0.458" bore / 4.68" bell
Keefer - Williams Bb Trumpet / Williamsport, PA / #25521 / 1930s / "1"
Keefer-Williams Bb Trumpet / Williamsport, PA / #25733 / 1930s / #2 bore / 0.435" / 4.625" bell
A comparison of three Keefer trumpets: #10060, #25341, & #25733
*Keefer Custom Large Bore Bb Trumpet / Williamsport, PA / #30097 / c.1941 *Kessler & Sons Custom Pocket Trumpet / Las Vegas / 2021
*H. N. White King Master model Trumpet / Cleveland, Ohio / #26099 / c.1918
H. N. White King Master model Cornet / Cleveland, Ohio / #26344 / c.1918
King C/Bb Vocal Master Trumpet / Cleveland, OH / #29766 / c.1919 King Liberty Trumpet / Cleveland, OH / #85096 / c.1925
King Liberty Trumpet / Cleveland, OH / #114731 / c.1929
King Liberty Trumpet / Cleveland, OH / #129737 / c.1930
*King Bb/A Silvertone Trumpet / Cleveland, OH / #132833 / c.1930 / Sterling Bell / Artist Bore I am amazingly the second owner of this horn, having purchased it from the estate of the original owner who died at over 100. Purchased new in Kansas for a young daughter who played it for a few years then decided to switch to piano. It sat in her closet for most of the rest of her life. H.N. White King Silver Tone Master Cornet / Cleveland, OH / #163298 / c.1933
H.N. White King Liberty Trumpet / Cleveland, OH / #175263 / c.1934
King Bb/A Silvertone Trumpet / Cleveland, OH / #232504 / c.1940 / Sterling Silver Bell *King Silver Tone Master Cornet / Cleveland, Ohio / #240392 / 1941 / Deluxe Engraving King Silver Tone Master Cornet / Cleveland, Ohio / #250819 / c.1942
King Master model Cornet / Cleveland, OH / #277785 / c.1947
King Liberty 2B Trumpet / Cleveland, OH / #297980 / c.1949
King Super 20 Trumpet S1 / Cleveland, OH / #303677 / c.1950 / matching S1 mouthpiece
*King Super 20 Symphony Silversonic Trumpet model 1049S / Cleveland, Ohio / #398857 / c.1964
UMI / King Tempo 600 Trumpet / Eastlake, Ohio / #40_346265 / c.1990
UMI / King Legend Trumpet model 2070 / Eastlake, Ohio / #5_690985 / c.1998
TM Koeder Heraldic Bb Trumpet / Naperville, Illinois / #1354 / c.1933
LeBlanc Bb Trumpet 708 Sonic / Paris / #1936x / c.1966 (with Couesnon pinky ring)
A. Lecomte & Cie Eb Cornet / Paris / c.1880 / sold by C. J. Whitney / Detroit
S. R. Leland & Son Bb Eclipse model Cornet / Worcester, MA / #160 / c.1888
*S. R. Leland & Son Bb Eclipse model Cornet / Worcester, MA / #536 / c.1895
S. R. Leland & Son Bb Eclipse Cornet / Worcester, MA / #543 / c.1895
*S. R. Leland & Son Bb Eclipse model Cornet / Worcester, MA / #552 & 840 / c.1895 w/c.1905 upgrade Leland & Son Eb Eclipse model Tuba / Worcester, MA / #7435 / c.1895
Leland & Son Bb Eclipse model Cornet / Worcester, MA / #740 / c.1902
Leland & Son Rex model Eclipse Cornet / Worcester, MA / #760 / c.1902
Leland & Son Eclipse Cornet / Worcester, MA / #807 / c.1903
Leland & Son Eclipse Cornet / Worcester, MA / #846 / c.1904
Leland & Son Eclipse Eb Cornet / Worcester, MA / #860 / c.1898
Leland & Son Eclipse Bb Cornet / Worcester, MA / #901 / c.1906
Leland & Son Eclipse Bb Cornet / Worcester, MA / #906 / c.1906
Leland & Son Eclipse Bb Cornet / Worcester, MA / #931 / c.1906 Leland & Son Eclipse Bb Cornet / Worcester, MA / #955 / c.1907
Lyon & Healy Beau Ideal Cornet / Chicago / #3589 / c.1900
Lyon & Healy Eb Silver Piston Cornet / Chicago / by B&F of Austria / c.1900
Lyon & Healy American Solo Bb Cornet / Chicago / c.1900
Lyon & Healy Own Make Bb Cornet / Chicago / #12023 / c.1912
Lyon & Healy Couturier model Trumpet / LaPorte, IN / #34585 / made 1926-1929
Henri Marchand First Class Cornet / Paris / McMillan Sole Agent Cleveland / B&F of Austria 1890s
*Martin Band Instrument Co. Symphony Trumpet / Elkhart / #29614 / c.1922 / M bore
Martin Band Instrument Co. Superlative Trumpet / Elkhart / #41053 / c.1923
Martin Band Instrument Co Symphony Trumpet / Elkhart / #65058 / c.1926 / L bore
Martin Band Instrument Co. Dansant Trumpet / Elkhart / #95783 / c.1929 *Martin Band Instrument Co. Dansant Trumpet / Elkhart / #98743 / c.1930
Martin Handcraft Imperial Trumpet / Elkhart / #119660 / 1937 / #2 b0re 0.452" Martin Band Instrument Co Imperial Bb Trumpet / Elkhart, IN / #1214xx / c.1937
*Martin Magna Bb Trumpet / Elkhart, IN / #2198xx / c.1964
F. Millard Co. Bb Trumpet / Plymouth, MI / #3323 / c.1920
Charles Missenharter Cornet / Philadelphia / #9034 / c.1893
*Charles Missenharter Bb Excelsior Cornet / Philadelphia, PA / #11696 / c.1909
Charles Missenharter Bb Excelsior Trumpet / Philadelphia, PA / #12228 / c.1920
Henry Moennig Bb Cornet / New York / c.1890 Rudy Muck Bb Trumpet / New York / #31468 / c.1937
Rudy Muck Bb Trumpet / New York / #33225 / c.1938
Rudy Muck Bb Citation Trumpet / New York / #203x / c.1956
Rudy Muck Bb Citation Trumpet / New York / #238x / c.1958
F. E. Olds & Son Ambassador Trumpet / Fullerton, CA / #595941 / c.1967
F. E. Olds & Son Super Star Trumpet w/Ultra-Sonic bell / Fullerton, CA / #836569 / c.1973
*John Parduba & Son Bb Supratone Extra Special Trumpet / New York City / #7578 / c.1936
Harry Pedler Co. Bb ART Trumpet / Elkhart, IN / #26389 / c.1950
*J. W. Pepper Premier Model Bb Cornet / Philadelphia, PA / #8854 / c.1894
J. W. Pepper Imported Bb Cornet / Philadelphia / #139xx / c.1890
J. W. Pepper Surprise model Trumpet Cornet / Philadelphia / #393xx / c.1902 17.5" long / 4.625" bell / 0.458" bore
J. W. Pepper & Son Surprise model Trumpet / Philadelphia / #58765 / c.1912
August Pollmann Light Action Cornet / New York / c.1890 / European import stencil
Henri Pourcelle Bb Superieur Cornet / Paris / c.1890
Henri Pourcelle Eb Cornet / Paris / #52563 / c.1890
Quinby Brothers Bb/C Cornet / Boston, MA / c.1878 Quinby Brothers Bb Cornet / Boston, MA / c.1880
F.A. Reynolds Co. Bb Trumpet / Cleveland / #832 / c.1935
F. A. Reynolds Co. Bb Cornet / Cleveland, Ohio / #13550 / c.1943 / copy of King Master model
F.A. Reynolds Co. 50D Trumper / Cleveland Ohio / #16122 / c.1948 *F.A. Reynolds Co. Professional Trumpet / Sterling bell / Cleveland / #19261 / c.1948 / unrestored Reynolds Model 60 Bb Cornet / Cleveland, Ohio / #21243 / c.1950
Reynolds Emperor Trumpet / Cleveland, Ohio / #27722 / c.1952
Reynolds Emperor Trumpet / Cleveland, Ohio / #48695 / c.1958
Reynolds / RMC Emperor Trumpet, Official Music Man Model / Cleveland / #70930 / c.1962
Reynolds Contempora Trumpet / Abilene, Texas / #236919 / 1968
Lewis Rose Bb Cornet / Fort Wayne, Indiana / #6310 / c.1911
Herman Schindler Bb Trumpet / Milwaukee, WI / #101 / c.1920
Sears Silvertone 200 Trumpet / 1950s Blessing Super Artist
Selmer K-Modified Lightweight Trumpet / Paris / #3050x / 1964 / 18.5" long / 4.7" bell / 0.453" bore
Selmer Radial 2 Degree Bb Trumpet / Paris / #636xx / 1976 / 5.1" bell / 0.460" bore
E. Seltmann Artist model Bb Baritone / Philadelphia / #9047 / c.1895
Alfred Squire Bb Cornet / Cincinnati, OH / c.1880 / copy of Koenig model probably by Gautrot
Standard Band Instrument Company Bb Cornet / Boston, MA / #3909 / c.1912
Taylor & Horn Bb Cornet / Chicago / c.1918 / made for Frank Dudek
Tourville & Cie Bb Cornet / Europe / c.1890
Vega Company Charles George model Trumpet / Boston, MA / #6571 / c.1917
Vega Company Charles George model Trumpet / Boston, MA / #20267 / c.1925
Vega Company Charles George model Trumpet / Boston, MA / #22386 / c.1926
Vega Company Advanced Triumphal Trumpet / Boston, MA / #33014 / c.1936 Vega Company Power Model Trumpet / Boston, MA / #40037 / c.1947
Whitmore & Mansfield Eb Cornet / Boston, MA / c.1880 / made in Paris
R. Wurlitzer & Bro Solo Alto in Eb / Cincinnati, Ohio / c.1880
JW York & Sons Professional Cornet / Grand Rapids, MI / #7532 / c.1903
J. W. York & Sons Metropolitan model 65 Trumpet / Grand Rapids, MI / #59036 / c.1920
J. W. York & Sons Metropolitan model 70 Trumpet / Grand Rapids, MI / #80972 / c.1925
*J. W. York & Sons Metropolitan model 70 Trumpet / Grand Rapids, MI / #80973 / c.1925 *J. W. York & Sons model 40 Trumpet / Grand Rapids, MI / #91891 / c.1928 / 0.470" bore
York Hallmark Bb Trumpet / Grand Rapids, MI / #634447 / c.1967
York Band Instrument Co. Custom Superba Bb Trumpet / Grand Rapids, MI / #644524 / c.1968
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