Vintage York trumpets and cornets

oldlou · 04-07-2008, 12:50 PM

As a former employee of York Band Instrument Co. and then an employee of A.J.'Bill' Johnson who ran and owned York for most of his long life, before selling out to Carl Fischer, I am enthused about the history and excellence of the vintage York brass instruments. Because of the current overwhelming popularity of trumpets over cornets, the majority of Yorks high brass production has been to a great deal forgotten or ignored. In the history of York there have been many ultra fine cornets and trumpets with the cornets being in the greater number, but, some of the line, both short and long were among the finest ever made. I hope to hear from others on this forum who agree with my assessment.

OLDLOU>>

MFfan · 04-07-2008, 05:32 PM

Hi Lou, I am not qualified to judge, other than by your undeniable expertise

Not having one yet, anyway. I notice two York trumpets on ebay by seller timbrown527, one called a "Brilliant" and the other looking similar. Both have buy it now prices and fairly good commentary. Maybe you could look and advise if you are familiar with these an pm me if you think either is a good buy, etc. See you Thurs. Thanks!

A.N.A. Mendez · 04-07-2008, 09:30 PM

The "Master" model cornets are AMAZING Players!

oldlou · 04-08-2008, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by A.N.A. Mendez

The "Master" model cornets are AMAZING Players!

This is very true, but, they, like their trumpet brothers are quite rare. There were few of them made and those that are still in existance are well loved and don't show up on the market very often. As can be seen in my signature I own a Master Model trumpet, which is the only example that I have seen in the last ten years. It is my prime trumpet out of many fine instruments in my 'accumilation'.

OLDLOU>>

A.N.A. Mendez · 04-08-2008, 10:47 AM

This looked to be a bargain, tune slides do get frozen but I think this one could have been worth a go?
ebay # 200212869415

MFfan · 04-08-2008, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by A.N.A. Mendez

This looked to be a bargain, tune slides do get frozen but I think this one could have been worth a go?
ebay # 200212869415

The King Master cornet depicted surely was worth the $42.66 even though they called it a "trumpet", although too bad it wasn't taken care of with the consideration it deserved.

04-07-2008, 12:50 PM	#1
oldlou Forte User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Grand Rapids, Mi. Posts: 1,242	Vintage York trumpets and cornets As a former employee of York Band Instrument Co. and then an employee of A.J.'Bill' Johnson who ran and owned York for most of his long life, before selling out to Carl Fischer, I am enthused about the history and excellence of the vintage York brass instruments. Because of the current overwhelming popularity of trumpets over cornets, the majority of Yorks high brass production has been to a great deal forgotten or ignored. In the history of York there have been many ultra fine cornets and trumpets with the cornets being in the greater number, but, some of the line, both short and long were among the finest ever made. I hope to hear from others on this forum who agree with my assessment. OLDLOU>> __________________ Couturier trumpet York Master Model trumpet York Elite trumpet York Airflow cornet King super 20 Master Model cornet King Liberty trumpet Reynolds Professional cornet Bohm & Meinl professional trumpet Besson 10-10 trumpet with Holton M.F. bell Olds Special cornet Los Angeles B&H Sovereign cornet G.R.Band Instr. cornet Getzen Super Deluxe trumpet and cornet Getzen Deluxe trumpet and cornet Many others no room to list

04-07-2008, 05:32 PM	#2
MFfan Forte User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 1,690	Re: Vintage York trumpets and cornets Hi Lou, I am not qualified to judge, other than by your undeniable expertise Not having one yet, anyway. I notice two York trumpets on ebay by seller timbrown527, one called a "Brilliant" and the other looking similar. Both have buy it now prices and fairly good commentary. Maybe you could look and advise if you are familiar with these an pm me if you think either is a good buy, etc. See you Thurs. Thanks! __________________ Dave Rafferty Lemar Trumpet (peashooter-Conn?) Lyrical Trumpet (Tokan) Besson 609 Trumpet 1955-60 Besson 8-10 Trumpet 1948 Besson cornet 1946 King Master Cornet www.kalamazooconcertband.org

04-07-2008, 09:30 PM	#3
A.N.A. Mendez Forte User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,244	Re: Vintage York trumpets and cornets The "Master" model cornets are AMAZING Players! __________________ (Above) Alexanders ragtime band-circa 1960 "Baby, I'm already the coolest, and the hippist, now you want me to be on time too?" Buddy Love "We appointed all our worst generals to command our armies, and our best generals to edit our newspapers." Robert E. Lee

04-08-2008, 10:47 AM	#5
A.N.A. Mendez Forte User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,244	Re: Vintage York trumpets and cornets This looked to be a bargain, tune slides do get frozen but I think this one could have been worth a go? ebay # 200212869415 __________________ (Above) Alexanders ragtime band-circa 1960 "Baby, I'm already the coolest, and the hippist, now you want me to be on time too?" Buddy Love "We appointed all our worst generals to command our armies, and our best generals to edit our newspapers." Robert E. Lee

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