It only diversified into instrument manufacture about a century later. Jazz horn. Introduced 1976, discontinued 1989. If you feel it needs any other details included please suggest. Popular professional-quality instruments, with red brass or bronze bell. Please use the images below to help locate the serial number on your instrument. The best your going to do is to know that your horn was made pre-1988. Where to find the serial number On electric guitars, the serial number is generally stamped or punched on the headstock. Some of the information below was obtained from scans of 1932 and 1939 King catalogues very kindly provided by Michael Shoshani. I checked and the slide felt smooth to me. Henderson White passed away in 1940, and his wife took over the running of his company for the next 25 years. Most Yamaha Trombones are eligible for free shipping. Nickel-silver tuning slide and bell. Replaced by YSL-691. The Duo Gravis bass trombone was is also prized by collectors, albeit not for use in modern symphonic music. Quality suffered thereafter due to over-emphasis on fulfilling production quotas. Possibly a light red brass bell (according to Eric Burger), rest of instrument nickel silver; Steve Close says his example "is all nickel with the exception of a red brass bell" and that "Olds referred to this alloy as �Bell Bronze� and it is the same alloy used in the S15 Super". 1939 King sterling bell finish options: Finishes II, V (also V-G, V-T) and Artist Special, as for regular bells. Customised version with different leadpipe played by George Roberts. A number were converted to open wrap by the legendary Larry Minick. Today, King SilverSonic instruments continue to be highly sought after. in particular have come in for considerable praise, being likened by some professionals to be every bit as good as (if not better than) their Elkhart counterparts (click here to read a review on the 88H Gen2 series). Note: Older Conn trombones had Remington-style leadpipes which will only accept mouthpieces with Remington shanks. Bass. The great JJ Johnson played 3Bs for a significant portion of his career. Originally designed for use in symphony orchestras or third trombone in band. Replaced by YSL-681G. Stewart Stunell has recently e-mailed me some information about the 10.10, Besson International, Besson Stratford, Besson New Standard, Besson Academy and Sessionaire ranges. // --> Old HN White line, Model No. if(hover) { nav1n=preload('http://www.oocities.org/yuenli_low/derived/homedark.jpg'); nav1h=preload('http://www.oocities.org/yuenli_low/derived/homelight.jpg'); } 1400 has 6.5 inch bell, No. After WWII, the B&H group acquired the British arm of Besson, a company founded by the Frenchman Gustave Auguste Besson in the mid-19th century. Trombones will have the serial number either on the back of the hand slide or on the neck receiver where it attaches to the handslide. Professional instruments. Bell-tuning models were introduced in the 1920s. The classic trombone favoured by Tommy Dorsey. Model No. In the late 1990s, however, UMI has made great strides in improving its manufacture of instruments. if(hover) { nav3n=preload('http://www.oocities.org/yuenli_low/derived/photodark.jpg'); nav3h=preload('http://www.oocities.org/yuenli_low/derived/photolight.jpg'); } These instruments which were widely regarded as almost as good but significantly cheaper than their Western counterparts. Introduced 1982, discontinued 1994. New! Model No. Search for the serial number of the brand Olds to determine the age of your instrument. 1485 (Silver Tone version) has sterling silver bell. Watch. (Note: This is for Acoustic Pianos only- please do not enter a digital piano Serial Number.) Strangely enough, despite the early diversity of brands and models, B&H apparently did not possess a large bore (ie 0.547) tenor in its range until around the mid-1950s. Medium-bore, student model. Inside of bell, engraving design, ferrules, points, water key are gold-plated and hand-burnished. // --> Over 100 company's databases containing dates of manufacture of musical instruments. 1460 (Silver Tone version) has sterling silver bell. Vincent Bach began producing mouthpieces in New York in 1918 and trumpets in 1924. Tenor bell sizes 7, 7 1/2 or 8 inches and three bore sizes. They are commonly placed near the foot joint receiver, or near the top of the body, either on the barrel or near the highest key. Independent valves. This period, the following one under the administration of Paul Gazlay (1949-1958) and a third led by Greenleaf�s son Leland, are today considered to have been the golden years of the Conn Corporation. At this point, the HN White Company was renamed King Musical Instruments. The process of burnishing, accomplished by rubbing metal with a burnishing stone, makes the metal smooth and shiny. Thin-gauge bell, possibly yellow brass. The latter was absorbed by Yamaha in 1970. Nickel-silver inner and outer slides. 1460 (Silver Tone version) has sterling silver bell. Finish V "Brass Highly Polished": Highly polished brass. Silver finish available. Alto. In recent years, the quality of King trombones have improved to the point that the most recent King 2Bs and 3Bs, like their 30s-60s counterparts, are once again being regarded by many as being premier jazz instruments. Click here here to view it. Piccolo serial numbers generally appear near either end of the body of the piccolo, on the back of the instruments. 1455 (Silver Tone version) has sterling silver bell. YAMAHA 012989 Model NO.YSL-646 TROMBONE With Hard Case Used Japan Free Shipping.