Antique Musical Instruments/Elkhart by Buescher trombone

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I have an Elkhart by Bueshcer trombone with the serial number 75033 and 66I below that. I got it on e-bay and was told that it was a 1930 vintage. I is in too good a shape and plays too good to be that old!!  What year do you think it was manufactured?

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The Elkhart Band Instrument Company was started in 1924 by Buescher President Andrew Beardsley. After Beardsley's death in 1928, Elkhart Band Instrument company was merged into Buescher. Then Buescher used Elkhart Band Inst as a trademark.

Though the Elkhart brand instruments were made by Buescher, They didn't use the same serial number sequence.  So, it will probably be necessary to estimate age by the style of the horn.  

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