Musical Notes

This King Silver Tone has been my favorite of the week - not only is it beautiful to look at, but it’s a really nice player as well. So nice, in fact, that I need to walk away from it before I start to feel like I need it! The larger bore makes it feel very much like a modern instrument, so it’s super comfortable to play.

Today’s exciting find comes to you from the original case of a Getzen Severinson model trumpet that just came in. Copies of the Getzen Gazette always used to come with new horns - not sure if they still do or not, but I remember getting a copy with a Getzen Capri flugel I purchased in 1984! My copy featured the Chicago horns with their Getzen brass.

Today we got a new shipment in, and I got to have some fun with everyone’s favorite sport - Tuba Rasslin’! Don’t worry - I won this round!

I promised an update about our visit to the NAMM show, and here it is!  It’s always exciting to see all the brand new gear at the show - everything from instruments and accessories to apps and software. If you ever thought you might need it, you’ll find it there!

Here you see a very nice Bach 37 from around 1970 or 1971. It was quite dirty and everything was stuck except the pistons, but it has cleaned up quite nicely! Aside from some missing lacquer and a few scars from dent removal, there’s nothing wrong with it at all.

What a beautiful day to share a beautiful Olds Recording with you all! This one is really in wonderful shape, and is nice and straight with just a couple of tiny dents to remove.

Here’s a cool little horn I finished up today - a Bach Mt. Vernon Model 6 alto trombone! This alto trombone was a conversion done on a regular Model 6, and the tech did quite a nice job on it. Note the unusual tuning mechanism!

Today’s feature is a real gem - a gold plated, presentation engraved Conn 20A! I did some rather extensive bell work, but managed to take care of it with no damage to the beautiful engraving. Don’t expect this horn to play like a modern flugel, but it is a gorgeous example of a fairly rare horn in good solid shape.

One of the things I love be about my job is getting to work on horns like this one!! This particular trumpet is a Schilke B1, serial puts it at 1970. Though all Schilkes are great to play, the B1 is one of the most versatile of the Schilke models.