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s SubjectDate AskedExpertI figured it out! now I need a picture of it's original case5/13/2014Kenton Scott  Q: Once again Mr. Scott, I just wanted to prevent you from excessive worrying about why you got my ...   A: Cases typically don't last as long as the instruments do. You may be able to find one on eBay that ... jw peppers bugle4/13/2014Kenton Scott  Q: My grandfather was a bugler in World war 1 and i have his bugle i was trying to find out what year ...   A: Military Bugles are really signal instruments, not musical instruments so I don't actively track ... Beau Ideal Cornet4/2/2014Kenton Scott  Q: I purchased a Beau Ideal cornet, with an A and Bb lead pipes, at a pawn shop to play some Gilbert ...   A: Beau Ideal was a tradename used by Lyon and Healy of Chicago. I see a cornet configured similar to ... Carl Fischer Trombone2/25/2014Kenton Scott  Q: My husband and I purchased a trombone from a salvage store that has no serial numbers but is ...   A: That is an interesting one. Carl Fischer was in New York. I can only presume that he must have had ... Double Bell Euphonium1/27/2014Kenton Scott  Q: I recently retired from band directing. I've had an old double bell for many years that has hung on ...   A: With some more information, we may be able to figure out which model this horn is.(Large Bell up ... Holton Special Trombone1/20/2014Kenton Scott  Q: I saw your 2007 answer about a Holton 65 trombone on line. It was excellent and helpful. I owned a ...   A: The Holton company was sold to Leblanc in the early '60', and then became part of Conn-Selmer. At ... Bugle1/10/2014Kenton Scott  Q: I own an instrument which calls itself: "the Buglet" ...   A: Sorry for the delay. I was away from home and failed to advise AllExperts of that fact. I have ... Antique Brass "The New Jenkins Special" Trumpet12/30/2013Kenton Scott  Q: I have an antique trumpet or cornet that has beautiful floaral like engraving above the bell and ...   A: It isn't certain when the Jenkins company started in Kansas City Mo., but its founder John Woodward ... Buescher Valve Trombone12/25/2013Kenton Scott  Q: I have a Buescher Valve Trombone, serial # 14313 and is made of silver with some brass. I would ...   A: I have a Buescher Valve Trombone a little older than yours. It plays amazingly well for a horn of ... lyon&healyslide trombone12/16/2013Kenton Scott  Q: I have a Lyon&Healy slide trombone, seem to be silver, and is engraved Lyon&Healy American ...   A: I don't think you are going to find one. And, even if you did, it wouldn't provide any information. ... E flat Alto Horn Marked Goumat & Co Paris12/4/2013Kenton Scott  Q: Would the Paris location make this horn more authentic than those that you attribute to Jenkins and ...   A: There was no authentic maker called Goumat. I'm not sure how they got away with putting Paris on ... conn trumpet11/17/2013Kenton Scott  Q: Sorry to bother you again Kenton, I have found this trumpet with some odd stuff around the tubing ...   A: Red rot is a problem that occurs with brass instruments, but it is maybe more feared than deserved. ... Holton 1917, Revelation special edition trombone11/9/2013Kenton Scott  Q: First, sorry for my English.. I have an old trombone, a Frank Holton's revelation. I know the year ...   A: I think the word you can't read is, Co. Before manufactures started adding counter weights to their ... My father's cornet11/2/2013Kenton Scott  Q: My father's cornet was purchased at a pawn shop in the late 30's or early 40's-his first musical ...   A: Holton did indeed run two serial number lists when he was transitioning from Chicago to Elkhorn. ... york and sons silver trombone11/2/2013Kenton Scott  Q: I got this at a second hand store I was wandering what the typical price was for one it is a ...   A: That's an interesting question. I don't have a York price list from 1912 - the age of this ... champion chicago cornet10/26/2013Kenton Scott  Q: I have picked up a very very old cornet. All it says is Chicago Champion. The valves have weird ...   A: Champion was a model name used by the Lyon-Healy Company of Chicago. The horn was imported. The ... Getzen Deluxe slide trumpet10/23/2013Kenton Scott  Q: A high-school band director in my small town recently passed away. He was well liked and respected, ...   A: all tough questions. I don't specifically know for the getzen, but I would first look for the ... French horn made in Italy9/13/2013Kenton Scott  Q: I just acquired a French Horn. From what I can make out on the bell it says: Made in Italy, Preziato ...   A: The original Rampone and Cazzani companies date back to the mid 1800s. After a marriage, the two ... Sousaphone9/2/2013Kenton Scott  Q: I need to raise money for a good cause and a gentleman gave me an old brass/silver sousaphone. It ...   A: This horn has a couple of things against it. Jaubert were durable old imported instruments, but they ... Victory USA cornet8/25/2013Kenton Scott  Q: I have a silver plated cornet with Victory USA engraved on the bell. I have searched all over the ...   A: Primarily The Oliver Ditson company used the model name Victory. So, I would suspect it may have ... F.E. Olds Trombone8/24/2013Kenton Scott  Q: I have, what seem to be, a 1923 F.E. Olds trombone serial number 4249. The unusual part is tuner ...   A: If I understand correctly, I believe that you are describing an in-slide tuning mechanism. The rod ... JW Pepper Baritone8/21/2013Kenton Scott  Q: I have just obtained a JW Pepper & Sons - Perfected - Bb Baritone, 3 piston valves, large upright ...   A: Perfected was just a model name - it had no particular significance. Pepper started selling ... old silver trumpet8/17/2013Kenton Scott  Q: I purchased an old trumpet from a yard sale. It is silver, and on the front by the bell is etched ...   A: I have an image of a Sir Walter Cornet in our database, but don't know anything about it. I have to ... Buescher 5 Valve Double Bell Euphonium8/12/2013Kenton Scott  Q: Kenton, Did Buescher Euphoniums use non-standard size mouthpiece receivers? The small shank ...   A: I would suggest either machining down an adapter or a actual mouthpiece with an European shank ... old instruments7/11/2013Kenton Scott  Q: I have been left the following two instruments and I know nothing about them. Can you help me? 1 Is ...   A: The cornet is a Collegiate, which is a student model instrument. I'm not sure what Bass Trombone ... trombone7/10/2013Kenton Scott  Q: old trombone. decent condition though small and frail compared to my modern horns. Here is what is ...   A: The Distin family was a group of performers, playing a variety of brass instruments, until they ... Columbia silver Trumpet7/7/2013Kenton Scott  Q: By Harry B. Gay co. #5781 date on parts 9/12/11 1911? It has a whole lot of tubes bends and mouth ...   A: It is Jay not Gay. The extra tubing could be a couple of options the instrument was designed for. ... Buescher 5-valve Double Bell Euphonium6/22/2013Kenton Scott  Q: .. For years, my father played a Buescher 5-valve double bell euphonium, which as he got older fell ...   A: I believe that the O in USOMC is really a Q. As in United States Quarter Master Corps. It would ... Date of Trombone6/13/2013Kenton Scott  Q: I have a Silver trombone with a design but only information is "made in Elkhart". There are ...   A: It is not going to be possible to determine the date of manufacture from the serial number. There ... Wurlitzer "Lyric" Tenor Trombone5/22/2013Kenton Scott  Q: I hope all is well with you. Recently I acquired a silver Wurlitzer "Lyric" tenor trombone, no ...   A: Seems like there were some makers that used inserts to convert from high pitch to low pitch. But is ... trombone Hawkes4/25/2013Kenton Scott  Q: I received a silver plated Trombone with beautiful engraving on the bell; It mentiones: L.P ...   A: Sorry, thought I had already answered this. Hawkes made insrument starting in 1876, and in 1930 he ... Antique Buescher Eb tuba4/21/2013Kenton Scott  Q: I'm having trouble finding a period mouthpiece for this 1917 Eb tuba. It doesn't play in tune with ...   A: Two parts to this issue: About the only place you are likely to find a mouthpiece is on eBay. And, ... picola cornet4/17/2013Kenton Scott  Q: I have a piccolo cornet made by J.W. Pepper. Also on instrument is the word Surprise Philadelphia ...   A: Maggie, I'm pretty sure it is not a piccolo cornet. It is more likely a pocket cornet or an Eb ... Euphomium3/19/2013Kenton Scott  Q: In cleaning out a garage, my brother-in-law came across a Pan American(Elkhart Ind) Euphonium with ...   A: That horn would date to around 1950. Pan American was a part of the Conn company, that produced ... old trombone3/18/2013Kenton Scott  Q: While in an antique shop I noticed an old trombone on the wall. The owner said they picked it up for ...   A: That horn dates to 1924. It has what is known as in-slide tuning. The purpose of the in-slide ... Hawkes and Son3/17/2013Kenton Scott  Q: I have a small number of cornets including a couple of Hawkes and Son Clippertones. One of them, ...   A: As you have noted, 1930 would be the high end for this horn and 1895 when that street address is ... Grand Rapids Musical Instrument Company3/17/2013Kenton Scott  Q: Could you possibly tell me the age of a small(8 inches long and 4 inches wide at the handle) brass ...   A: There is really no way to establish the age of Grand Rapids instruments, and that is particularly so ... Boston Musical Instrument Manufy.3/17/2013Kenton Scott  Q: Kenton, First of all thank you for your time and support on this topic. I have a silver, Eb Alto ...   A: I only have suspicions. I suspect that Boston had serials for their instruments, but they may not ... Antique silver bugle3/15/2013Kenton Scott  Q: My father has a solid silver bugle which was made in 1865 - it is hall marked as are the mouth ...   A: I don't know what the Assay office used to establish the date. But, my records, The New Langwill ... Silver Reynolds Baritone(Euphonium?)3/14/2013Kenton Scott  Q: I have a silver Reynolds Baritone serial #6143 and was curious if it is a baritone and when it was ...   A: Terry is sounds like it might be a horn that was made for use by the military during World War II. ... Page:  

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