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The3rdbill
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 Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 6:38 am Post subject: Is this really a Ditson Victory Boston Trumpet? |
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So, a few years ago I came across a trumpet that a guy found in the attic of his historic house. I traded him a guitar effects pedal for it and didn't think twice about it. I got it home and realized it had some really nice engravings along the bell, one being a banner with the word "Victory" in it. I was impressed that all the valves and slides work well and it had a great tone. I later became curious of it's origins and started digging around the vastness of the internet. I came across Hornucopia and saw some similar but not exactly the same and contacted a local horn shop associated with University of North Texas, which at one point was the #1 Jazz school in America. The gentleman said by looking at the pictures that it very well could be a Ditson. I am looking to sell it now. It's posted at
http://app.5miles.us/mi2zm5p
Let me know what you think.
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GeorgeB
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| Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 7:18 am Post subject: |
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Looks more like a cornet.
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The3rdbill
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| Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 7:26 am Post subject: |
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| GeorgeB wrote: | | Looks more like a cornet. |
I thought so too, but it's quite a bit skinnier than a cornet. With horns this old it's even hard to tell with the mouthpieces because there wasn't a standard size until around 1950. The mouthpiece is bigger than a cornet, but smaller and shorter than a trumpet. There's no serial number on it anywhere. Other than the bell engravings, the only other printed thing on it is a "1, 2, 3" on the base of the valves.
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RandyTX
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| Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 8:48 am Post subject: |
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It's almost certainly a cornet with that wrap, and from that era.
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The3rdbill
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| Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 10:20 am Post subject: |
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| RandyTX wrote: | | It's almost certainly a cornet with that wrap, and from that era. |
Do you think it's worth anything?
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