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Serial Numbers: 25,000 – 29,999; In 1961 Vincent Bach was 71 and the company was acquired that year by The Selmer Company, with Bach staying on as a consultant [9] and continuing to work until at least 1974. [10] Bach accepted the bid from Selmer even though some others of the 13 which he received were higher. [2]
Henri Selmer Paris is a French enterprise, manufacturer of musical instruments based at Mantes-la-Ville near Paris. Founded in 1885, it is known as a producer of professional-grade woodwind and brass instruments, especially saxophones, clarinets and trumpets. Henri Selmer Paris was family-owned until 2018, when it was sold to Argos-Wityu. [2]
Conn-Selmer currently produces Holton-branded cornets, trumpets, french horns, trombones, and slide and valve oil. [15] Some of the featured products built during the post-acquisition period include: The Holton Collegiate and New Collegiate line of student brasswinds; The Maynard Ferguson trumpet series; The Farkas Model French horn
Conn-Selmer, Inc. is an American manufacturer of musical instruments for concert bands, marching bands and orchestras.It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Steinway Musical Instruments and was formed in 2003 by combining the Steinway properties, The Selmer Company and United Musical Instruments.
Balanced action trumpets have the valve assembly set forward (170mm vs. 140mm), closer to the bell. This style of trumpet was first developed by the Henri Selmer Paris company in 1933 for Louis Armstrong, and was also famously used by Harry James, [1] who preferred the configuration because of his long arms.
Vincent Bach trumpet mouthpiece. Bach established a mouthpiece business in the back of the Selmer music store in New York after being released from the military in 1918, and by 1920 was advertising a business location at 204 E. 85th. [10] He expanded to the production of trumpets and cornets under the "Stradivarius" name (to project an image of ...
Leblanc used the "Committee" brand for an Elkhorn-produced trumpet although it was in fact based on a Holton design. Use of Martin's "Committee" name for trumpets and "Urbie Green" name for trombones continued until 2007. The Leblanc Company was bought by the Conn-Selmer Corporation in 2004. The Martin brand was discontinued when Leblanc's ...
In 2004 the firm was sold to Conn-Selmer, a division of Steinway Musical Instruments. As a result, Leblanc ceased to exist as an independent operation , becoming a brand . The company manufactured and distributed a wide range of instruments – self produced or through its subsidiaries and brands– such as clarinets , saxophones , trumpets ...