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Serial Number |
Signature |
Specifications |
Comments |
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40925
|
Made by J.W. York and Sons Grand Rapids, Mich |
baritone horn
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Instrument bears July 12, 1910 patent date.
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41596 |
Made by J. W. York and Sons Grand Rapids, Mich. |
mellophone |
Instrument bears the 1910 patent date. Also has a quick change rotary valve. (HP to LP) |
|
41684 |
(York) |
Eb tuba |
Dated by contact as 1910 or later. Both high pitch and low pitch. |
|
41750 |
(York) |
Monster BBb tuba |
High pitch/ low pitch. Estimated by contact to be no earlier than 1910 and no later than 1920. |
|
41827 |
J.W. York and Sons Grand Rapids, Mi. |
Eb tuba |
Has the additional slide to convert from HP to LP. Patented July 12, 1910 on the slide. |
|
42476 |
Made by J.W. York and Sons Grand Rapids, Mich USQMC |
mellophone |
Has USQMC engraved under the signature. |
|
43059 |
Made by J.W. York and Sons Grand Rapids, Mich |
mellophone in D/Eb |
Instrument is HP/LP and bears the July 12, 1910 patent date. |
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43186 |
(York) |
Eb tuba |
Dated by contact as 1910 or later. Both high pitch and low pitch. |
|
44516 |
Made by J.W. York and Sons Grand Rapids, Mich. |
Bb trumpet with rotor change to A |
Bore is .467. Instrument has high/low pitch tuning slides. |
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44625 |
J.W. York and Sons Grand Rapids, Mich |
Bb trombone |
"Professional" model. Low pitch. |
|
45082 |
USA by York Grand Rapids, Mich |
Eb sousaphone |
Use of USA trademark is unique |
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45650 |
Perfec-Tone made by J.W. York and Sons Grand Rapid, Mich. |
Bb cornet |
Instrument comes with additional tubes for pitch conversion. No patent markings on this instrument. |
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46658 |
Made by J.W. York and Sons Grand Rapids, Mich |
Eb tuba |
Instrument has the extra tubing to convert from HP to LP. Tubing bears the patent date of July 12, 1910. Similar to the York Model 30 Eb bass shown in the Oliver Ditson Guidebook from the 1920s. |
|
47505 |
J.W. York and Sons Grand Rapids, Mich |
Bb trombone |
Instrument is HP. "Professional" model |
|
48579 |
J.W. York and Sons Grand Rapids, Mich |
Bb trombone |
"Professional" model. Instrument is HP/LP |
|
49660 |
Made by J. W. York and Sons Grand Rapids, Mich |
mellophone |
Instrument bears July 12, 1910 patent date and union label. |
|
49775 |
Perfectone Made by J.W. York and Sons Grand Rapids, Mich. |
cornet |
Instrument is "long model". Bore is .463. Fixed leadpipe. There are two tuning slides on the leadpipe. The first is for quick change to A and the second for high/low pitch. Instrument is unique design with first tuning slide tightly wrapped along valve section. According to owner, this model was copied by Bohland and Fuchs for Sears/Roebuck. |
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50529 |
J.W. York and Sons |
valve trombone |
Professional model instrument according to contact. Bell section is stamped (engraved)with J.W. York and Sons seal. |
|
50977 |
J.W. York and Sons Grand Rapids, Michigan |
BBb tuba |
Inscribed USQMC; tuning slide was cut approximately 2 inches to bring it up to pitch. |
|
51507 |
Made By J.W. York and Son Grand Rapids, Mich. |
Eb helicon tuba |
The mouthpiece with this instrument is stamped York and Sons. The instrument bears the patent date of July 12, 1910. Instrument has the extra tubing "doughnut to convert it from high to low pitch. Cataloger estimates the date as between 1910 and 1920, since the hp/lp conversion would have been out of date by that time. |
|
52050 |
J.W. York and Sons Grand Rapids, Mich |
Bb/A cornet |
Instrument model is "Perfec-Tone". Low pitch. |
|
52??? |
(York) |
standard BBb tuba |
Estimated by contact to be mid 1920s |
|
52765 |
(York) |
BBb tuba |
Owner told by a former York employee that the SN places the date of manufacture about 1917 |
|
53080 |
J.W. York and Sons Grand Rapids, Mich |
baritone horn |
Instrument bears the July 12, 1910 patent date. |
|
53673 |
(York) |
cornet |
Perfec-Tone cornet. Similar to long model cornet shown in the Oliver Ditson Guidebook #2: Finish D (silver-plated, sand blast finish, gold-lined bell with plush case) Quick change to A. Sold for $70 in this catalog. Instrument is classified as a "parlor cornet" according to owner; sound is very soft without an edge to the tone. |
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55011 |
York -J.W. York and Sons Grand Rapids, Mich |
French horn in F
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Inscribed "USQMC"
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|
56998 |
(York) |
Eb tuba with tuning conversion to F |
Patent date of July 12, 1910 is stamped on the instrument |
|
57322 |
(York) |
Monster BBb tuba |
Standard pitch. Estimated by contact to be mid to late 1920s |
|
57926 |
(York) |
Bb cornet |
Instrument is brushed silver with gold wash in the bell. Instrument came with extra slides. |
|
60779 |
(York) |
BBb tuba |
Upright with removable bell. Four piston valves. |
|
61802 |
(York) |
Bb trombone |
"Professional" model instrument. |
|
62846 |
J.W. York and Sons Grand Rapids, Mich. |
Eb tuba |
Instrument looks like the York Model 51 Monster Eb bass from the Oliver Ditson Guidebook #2 from the 1920s, although the scroll decoration is different. |
|
62887 |
USA Line Grand Rapids Band Instrument Company |
Eb upright with 3 top action valves |
Purchased used. |
|
62915 |
J.W. York and Sons Grand Rapids, Mich. |
Eb tuba |
Low pitch? Instrument does not resemble the instruments in the Oliver Ditson Guidebook from the 1920s. Signature decoration is also different. |
|
65376 |
(York) |
Standard BBb tuba |
Estimated by contact to be late 1920s |
|
65760 |
J.W. York and Sons Grand Rapids, Mich |
Bb bass saxophone |
Bears patent date of December 8, 1914. 1119954B P11907L |
|
65911 |
(York) |
C-melody saxophone |
Instrument is silver-plated. Initials L.P. (presumably meaning low pitch) are stamped under serial number. Used by grandfather of the wife of contact who was a minstrel in Michigan. |
|
66872 |
J.W. York and Sons Grand Rapids, Michigan |
Eb raincatcher sousaphone |
Date of instrument was estimated by Arne Larson to be 1912. Extra tubing has been added to the tuning slide to make it low pitch. |
|
68921 |
York Grand Rapids, Mich |
C melody saxophone |
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|
70994 |
(York) |
baritone horn |
Silver model. Cost new was $180 |
|
71315 |
York Grand Rapids, Mich |
curved soprano saxophone |
Instrument has a flower design around the signature. |
|
71595 |
York Grand Rapids, Mich. USA |
Eb sousaphone |
Signature only shows York |
|
73167 |
York Musical Inst. Co. Grand Rapids, Mich. |
alto saxophone |
Low Pitch |
|
74738 |
York, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA |
tenor saxophone |
Instrument was last played in 1936 by friend of contact. |
|
76061 |
(York and Sons) |
unknown |
Before 1928? |
|
76076 |
J. W. York and Sons Grand Rapids, Michigan |
mellophone |
Came with a crook and a bypass slide. Pitch is C, D, Eb or F |
|
78325 |
(York) |
Eb tuba |
Instrument is silver-plated. Instrument has three valves. |
|
78326 |
(York) |
Eb tuba |
Standard pitch instrument. Estimated by contact to have been made in the late 1920s |
|
78363 |
(York) |
Eb tuba |
Trade-in on Conn BBb which father had purchased in 1937. Cost of horn and case was $65 |
|
79736 |
York Grand Rapids, Michigan |
Eb sousaphone |
Siiverplated brass with gold bell interior. Four piston valves. Tubing arrangement is very unusual. Cataloger estimates the instrument was made before 1938. |