Id trumpet

MendezWVU · Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 6:13 am Post subject: Id trumpet

Silverplated Bb trumpet only markings are engraved bell American Artist with floral pattern surrounding. Serial number 2298 on middle valve casing and on each valve metal valve guides make wide for alignment. Horn has case and mouthpiece no markings on either and a lyre marked Getzen. One water key on tuning slide and a lyre slot on third slide. Missing stop rod for third slide. Trumpet was wife's grandfather and supposedly played in hs and college. Grandfather went to school in Minnesota.[img/Users/markmendez/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Masters/2012/01/14/20120114-085828/IMG_6754.JPG[/img/Users/markmendez/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Previews/2012/01/14/20120114-085828/IMG_6734.JPG

yourbrass · Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:03 am Post subject:

It's probably a stencil made by a major manufacturer.
If you could post a live link to the photo so we could get a look at it...

ChopsGone · Heavyweight Member Joined: 20 Dec 2008 Posts: 1793

You can find some examples of American Artist instruments on horn-u-copia.net in the Progressive Musical Instruments Corp. section.
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MendezWVU · Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 7:44 pm Post subject: Photos of Trumpet

http://www.flickr.com/photos/74445190@N04/

yourbrass · Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 8:58 pm Post subject:

My guess is that it was made by H.N.White, maker of King.
The pull knobs are missing, so it's a little hard to tell.

MendezWVU · Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:15 am Post subject:

Can you find knobs for the pull and any idea of what year decade???