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in Geretsried: near Munich: the instruments of the brand Melton Meinl Weston (R&D center for all brass instruments of the group) in Beijing: brass instruments for beginners; in Shanghai: woodwind instruments for beginners; in Maynard: Massachusetts: VQPowell flutes; BC has sales companies in the United States, Canada, Japan and the Netherlands.
Getzen had trained in instrument repair with the C.G. Conn company and worked as a plant superintendent for the Frank Holton Company. Initially opened as a repair shop, the company expanded after World War II to instrument manufacture. In 1946, Getzen produced its first trombones. In 1947, Getzen started producing trumpets and cornets as well ...
The original business was a used instrument shop began in 1898 by American trombone player Frank Holton in Chicago, Illinois. The firm built brass instruments for ten years in Chicago , then in Elkhorn , Wisconsin from 1918 until 2008, when production of Holton-branded instruments moved to Eastlake , Ohio. [ 1 ]
A music store or musical instrument store is a retail business that sells musical instruments and related equipment and accessories. Some music stores sell additional services, such as music lessons , music instrument or equipment rental, or repair services.
H.N. White King logo on instrument case. The company was founded as the "H.N. White Company" in 1893 by Henderson White, an engraver and instrument repairman. [1] White designed a trombone for Thomas King, a local player. [1] It became the company's first successful model when it was adopted by Al Pinard, then a famous trombone player. [2]
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The company initially imported stringed, woodwind and brass instruments from Germany for resale in the United States. Wurlitzer enjoyed initial success, largely due to defense contracts to provide musical instruments to the U.S. military. [1] In 1880, the company began manufacturing pianos and eventually relocated to North Tonawanda, New York.
The contrabass trombone (German: Kontrabassposaune, Italian: trombone contrabbasso) is the lowest-pitched instrument in the trombone family of brass instruments.While modern instruments are pitched in 12 ft (12 ′) F with a single slide, the first practical contrabass trombones appeared in the mid-19th century built in 18 ′ B♭ an octave below the tenor trombone with a double slide.