Holton T101B horns

surplusguy · New Member Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Posts: 6 Location: Florida

I read some responses in another thread about Holton T-101 horns. I have a T-101B. Don't know the age of it because I can't find a serial number list which shows the build date. The horn is a silver plate but doesn't look like some other T-101B jobs I've seen pics of on some classified sites. It has a round medallion on the tuing slide brace that I don't see on others. Is it a different horn or just made at a different time?
BTW, I like it and thought it was the best horn I'd ever played until I got a couple F Besson (Kanstul-made) horns.
Anyone help with some info?

veery715 · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 5:16 pm Post subject:

In 1968 Holton made an Al Hirt special with a medallion on the tuning slide brace:
Possibly your 101B "Symphony" has had a tuning slide transplant?
[img]http://www.horn-u-copia.net/display.php?selby=where%20model=%22Al%20Hirt%20Special%20(T500?)%22[/img]

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supportlivejazz · Heavyweight Member Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Posts: 3757

There is a photo of one in this thread... no medallion...

http://www.horn-u-copia.net/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1110291510

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nacog · Veteran Member Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 232

I have had a couple of T101 trumpets from the mid sixties and they had medallions but not round. More like a crest shape. The earlier ones had a wider wrap (similar to the connstellation).

davewithabuescher · Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 3:58 am Post subject:

the Holton T102S I picked up the other day has a round medallion and a serial of 8838xx and is indeed the best bach I ever played including 50 or so I cherrypicked at the factory in 1986/7
I haven't been able to date it but I am guessing it is definately after 1980.
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mcollard · Regular Member Joined: 28 Nov 2008 Posts: 12

I got a T101B on ebay a couple of months ago. It has the round medallion:

[img]http://www.shutterfly.com/lightbox/view.sfly?fid=18e8a31848b63a486cbbd47cbb382743[/img]

Does anyone know the difference between the T101 and T101B?