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I have a cornet RMC brand: Martin Serial #:213409.
Please give me some info about it if you can.
Thank you.
Your cornet dates to 1961.
Richards Music Corporation was formed when Paul Richards, bought out Martin, Blessing and Reynolds. Horns from this period are marked RMC for "Roundtable of Musical Craftsmen", not Richards Music Corporation.
Dizzy Gillespie played RMC Martins and the Dizzy style horn was introduced.
In 1963, Richards Music was dissolved and Wurlitzeracquired the assets of Martin.
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