York & Sons Perfectone Cornet - $499 - (Dahlonega, GA)
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 I. What’s Included All original slides, valves, etc., 1 vintage mouthpiece, 1 original vintage case; anti silver anti-tarnish bag, York & Sons historical brief. II. Restoration Chemically cleaned, polished, dents removed, straightened, valves adjusted recorked/felted. Work performed by Rich Ita’s Brass Workshop, Marietta, Georgia. III. Condition Details Finish: 95% Silver plated with gold plated engraving and bell interior. Compression: Good Valves: Good Playability: Good Blemishes: Some finish wear where players hands held horn; minor indentation on crooks of tuning slide; some finish wear on lead pipe; normal wear on valves to be expected on a 100 year old instrument; horn case is very worn. IV. Historical Background The York Company was established in 1882 by James Warren York (born November 24, 1839, in Exeter, New Hampshire), who had earlier worked for Boston Manufactory. First as a dealer and importer, he was briefly in partnership as Smith & York (1883). In 1884 the company was known as J.W. York and Company. He opened a factory in 1885, assisted by Frank Holton for a year, as York & Holton (1885). In recognition of his infant son Charles E. York, he renamed the company York & Son in 1887.York further changed the company’s name to York & Sons in 1898 to include his other son, Frank W. York. Both sons were active with the company until about 1913. In 1902 Henry Martin and his son worked at the York factory. E.A. Couturier was a consultant from 1914-16. York’s best horns were manufactured between the late 1800’s and early 1920’s. The York family relinquished all interest in the company in 1926.
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