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I saw a "Ludwig St. Louis" trumpet today and am trying to get information about it. So far nobody knows anything. Can you enlighten me about this instrument?
Ludwig marketed bugles for a while, and they also sold a number of instruments (trumpets, cornets, trombones, mellophones, sousaphones, etc. For a while, during the depression Ludwig was owned by Conn.
The St. Louis is confusing though. I suppose St. Louis could be a model name, but it is also possible that there was a music store in St. Louis named Ludwig and then stenciled their name on it.
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Kenton Scott
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Please note: My area is BRASS instruments, not other wind, string or percussion instruments. I will provide information on antique, obscure and out of production BRASS instruments. 1) Please don't ask for evaluations, I'll not provide them on this site. 2) I am often asked very similar questions, so I'd invite you to first check on Horn-u-Copia.net. Much of the information I have garnered about this topic, I have posted on this WEB site.
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I perform in several historical bands, have informally researched the area, repair brass instruments, and operate a Forum dedicated to the topic at http://horn-u-copia.net
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B.S. Ed, M.S.
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