Antique Musical Instruments/J W. York and sons

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Expert: - 12/26/2008


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hello. i have a brass cornet, in perfect condition with no marks or scratches. By any chance how much is it worth and when was it made. What is some of its background. Thank you.

Answer
1.  You can determine its approximate age by using this chart:  http://www.horn-u-copia.net/Yorklist.html

2.  You can get company history at:  http://www.horn-u-copia.net/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1153104860

3.  As stated in the introduction, I don't do evaluations on this site.  

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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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