trumpet LOYALIST sites

Bach Loyalist

BachLoyalist.com is the ultimate reference to everything related to Vincent Bach and Bach Stradivarius brass instruments. This site has grown through the many contributions of fellow Bach loyalists, and is one of the most complete references of Bach related instruments on the internet.

Besson Loyalist

This site is primarily about the modern Kanstul made French Besson and Besson trumpets. The real reason for this page is that these are excellent trumpets that are not well known and are under-appreciated. With such a large number of models and long history it can be confusing to figure out which Besson or French Besson instrument you are looking at, if it was Kanstul made, how good it is, and how much it might be worth. This page addresses this gap.

Brass History

Brass Musical Instrument Makers History Pages

Brasscellar - Martin Database

The goal of this database is to create the most detailed visual reference material for Martin Trumpets & Cornets from the 1930’s through till the 1960’s. This information is dedicated to the hard working men and women who created such wonderful instruments for us to play and enjoy over the decades that they were in operation.

Buescher Loyalist

Why does the world need a “Buescher” loyalist site? There are already loyalist sites for almost all of the other big-name trumpet producers; Buescher made some incredible instruments that have mostly been forgotten. In 2011 I began researching trumpets and discovered many wonderful things about many great brands, but the only thing I could find on Buescher was what a few select people were posting in the trumpet forums. I became obsessed and decided that I would be the one to gather all that information and put it in one place on the internet. This site was a creation of necessity as I began exploring the Buescher line of trumpets and cornets and could find little to no information on them. Luckily I stumbled upon TrumpetMaster.com and TrumpetHerald.com and meet up with a few guys (VetPsychWars, Axelip, and Beaukoo) who had been amassing information. These 3, along with a few others, are truely MY sources of information. I consider myself pretty well versed on Buescher Trumpets and Cornets now, I consider these guys to be either Experts or the closest thing to an Expert.

Conn Loyalist

This web site is for everyone who has a fondness for Conn instruments from the days when the C.G. Conn company was still located in Elkhart, Indiana. On this web site you will find information about Conn instruments. I plan to grow this web site into a kind of encyclopedia of Elkhart-Conn instruments.

Contempora Corner

Contempora Corner – The history and brass instruments of the F.A. Reynolds Company

H.N. White

H. N. White Company Makers of King Band Instruments 1893-1965

Holton Loyalist

Dedicated to the generations of highly skilled persons who created and the players who performed on instruments of the Frank Holton & Company; Makers of High-Grade Band Instruments.

Horn-u-copia

Horn-u-copia – Dedicated to explore all brands of vintage, antique, obscure and out of production brass instruments

Martin Committee History

Genesis of the Martin Committee trumpet, a model played by Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Dizzy Gillespie, Maynard Ferguson and Al Hirt

Museum of Musical Instrument Engraving

There was a time that the maker of musical instruments went to great lengths to make their instruments into show pieces. each instrument was built with style in mind. Early instruments were engraved with a maker’s name and city. As competition for customers grew, more intense makers searched for ways to make their products stand out. Fancy valve caps, water keys, and braces gave personality to early band instruments. Options of silver and gold plating followed. Satin silver with hand-burnished accents brought life to instruments. it wasn’t long before the workers engraved the names on the bells and began embellishing their work with flowers, leaves, and scrollwork. At MOMIE.org, we celebrate these artists of musical instrument engraving and their work. As time went on, Musical instrument makers sought out the talents of European engravers. Makes competed for the talents of the most skilled engravers. Many engravers moved from company to company at the promise of higher salaries. Welcome to MOMIE.org, The web-based museum of musical instrument engraving. Please visit us often to see the progress of our museum project.

Olds Central

Olds Central! The source for historical information about trumpets and cornets made by F. E. Olds & Son.

Rudy Mück Information Site

Rudy Muck Information

Saxophone.org

Saxophone.org is a great resource for Vintage Mfg. Catalogs.

Yamaha Loyalist

YamahaCollector’s Yamaha Musical Instrument Loyalist fan page has grown from discovering that a lot of information surrounding the earlier Yamaha Wind and Brass instruments was missing or unknown. It has also provided an opportunity to collect all of the known model details and specifications together in one place. Yamaha Music has kept each of its regional markets separate, but due to the internet and online used sales such as eBay, these instruments have now mixed from market to market.

York Loyalist

Dedicated to the knowledge of all J.W. York & Sons, Grand Rapids, USA Line, and York Band Instruments from Grand Rapids, Michigan.