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Snekker Jahr
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 Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2023 2:50 am Post subject: Selmer DeVille from Bardstown, Kentucky |
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Hi there.
A couple of weeks ago I purchased a Selmer DeVille from my local Salvation Army store here in Melbourne, Australia. It is in great condition, and doesn't seem to have been played much. The serial number indicates it's a 1963/64 model. It had a name tag in the case, along with a stack of sheet music booklets and a registration card. The booklets are stamped with 'Bardstown High School' and the name tag reads 'Frank Rutledge, Bardstown, Kentucky.'
I just wanted to let Mr Rutledge know that a Norwegian dude (me) is currently blowing his horn every day in Australia, 60 years later.
Thank you Mr Rutledge.
Warm regards.
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kehaulani
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| Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2023 11:54 am Post subject: Re: Selmer DeVille from Bardstown, Kentucky |
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| Snekker Jahr wrote: | | I just wanted to let Mr Rutledge know that a Norwegian dude (me) is currently blowing his horn every day in Australia, 60 years later. |
60 years ago? And how old was Mr. Rutledge when you bought the horn?
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LittleRusty
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| Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2023 12:11 pm Post subject: Re: Selmer DeVille from Bardstown, Kentucky |
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| kehaulani wrote: | | Snekker Jahr wrote: | | I just wanted to let Mr Rutledge know that a Norwegian dude (me) is currently blowing his horn every day in Australia, 60 years later. |
60 years ago? And how old was Mr. Rutledge when you bought the horn? |
Oh, a word problem. Challenge accepted. 
Assuming that Mr Rutledge bought the trumpet in high school and was in a four year high school in 1964, he was probably 14 - 18 years old. Add 60 Mr Rutledge is probably 74-78 years old.
Subtract a couple of weeks, since the OP bought the horn a couple of weeks ago at Salvation Army, he was probably 74-78 years old when the OP bought the horn.
Hope I did better than I did with word problems in school. |
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