Identifying an Old Trumpet

Derek Reaban · Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:22 am Post subject: Identifying an Old Trumpet

Can you identify this trumpet?

The player is William Thieck who was Principal Trumpet with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra from 1912-1920 and Principal with the San Francisco Symphony 1920-1921.

Any comments would certainly be appreciated by his granddaughter, Lori.
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Tempe Winds / Symphony of the Southwest

Dale Proctor · Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:47 am Post subject:

Looks sort of like this old York, but not exactly.

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pastbrass · Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:28 am Post subject:

I looks like a very early H. N. White "King" which used a shepherd's crook bell.
Scott

cjl · Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:57 am Post subject:

This is it! It even has Wm. Thieck's photo and an endorsement note on the advertisement!

This image is linked from the hnwhite.com website archives.

-- Joe

Derek Reaban · Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:18 am Post subject:

Awesome! Thanks very much for your help in finding the specific details of this instrument. I'll update the other post to let William Thieck's granddaughter know that we have a match!
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Thieckgirl · Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 12:17 pm Post subject: Thanks everyone!

WOW! Thanks so much to everyone who is helping with this...

Wondering if this is what the family referred to as Grandpa's "silver trumpet?" He had gold one also.

I can make out enough of the wording that I see something about....St. Paul Symphony/orchestra (1st trumpet/principal trumpet) under his name.
(So I guess that shows he DID play principal trumpet for St. Paul as well as Minneapolis!

I have newspaper clipping or two here of him endorsing another type of trumpet he bought, also...and a pic of him standing with it.... (no crook in this one though.)..Will scan that one asap, when scanner decides to work again.

Lori

Lori
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Lori Brosh,
Granddaughter of William A. Thieck.. b. Mar 27, 1883, d. Nov. 10, 1930.
(Principal trumpet-Minneapolis Symphony 1912-1920, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra 1921-1922)

A.N.A.Mendez · Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 12:20 pm Post subject:

Cool.

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conn53victor · Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 1:22 pm Post subject:

Lori,

I can send you pdf of a coupla full pages with references to the Minneapolis Symphony. Our local paper subscribes to a newspaper service that allows searches of full text, not just a hand built index, but a full search. There were only six hits for Grampa.

THE HUTCHINSON NEWS April 20, 1917
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Thieckgirl · Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 3:05 pm Post subject: To Jim...thanks!

Would love to receive jpg of news articles/reviews, etc. e-mail: Reverse my first and last name (no spaces)@yahoo.com)...Derek has it and might forward, as he'd know how to post them to this site also..and I don't. Dave H. also is interested in having material sent to him for his book.

Lori Brosh
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Lori Brosh,
Granddaughter of William A. Thieck.. b. Mar 27, 1883, d. Nov. 10, 1930.
(Principal trumpet-Minneapolis Symphony 1912-1920, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra 1921-1922)

RandyTX · Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 3:40 pm Post subject:

Threads like this really make you appreciate the collective power of forums and a wide user base of helpful people.
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Thieckgirl

I am so grateful for this site and all the support/interest/time you all are giving to it and to those like me, who are hungry for information. I've truly been blessed. Contacting Derek opened up a new world to me....Dave is honoring my Grandpa by including his bio in his book!!!! WOW.....Won't name everyone, but you know who you are and THANKS A MILLION!
I loved the quote on prior post about bacteria being the only culture some people may have.....Being a nurse, I got a good chuckle from reading that!
Lori
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Lori Brosh,
Granddaughter of William A. Thieck.. b. Mar 27, 1883, d. Nov. 10, 1930.
(Principal trumpet-Minneapolis Symphony 1912-1920, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra 1921-1922)