York & Sons Gold Plate Monarch Cornet - $699 - (Dahlonega, GA)
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 I. What’s Included All original slides, valves, etc., 1 York mouthpiece, anti silver tarnish bag, York historical brief. (Lead pipe extension is not original) II. Restoration Chemically cleaned, polished, dents removed, valves adjusted, recorked/felted. Work performed by Rich Ita’s Brass Workshop, Marietta, Georgia. III. Condition Details Finish: Original gold plate finish: 95% Compression: Good Valves: Good Playability: Good Blemishes: Some wear on gold plate where player’s hands made contact; very small indentions on main slide and third valve crook; ring slightly offset on lead pipe receiver. 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 1900 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. The York family relinquished all interest in the company in 1926. The York Monarch Cornet was York’s top line cornet of that era and is recognized today as a highly collectable horn.
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