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I have a silver martin trombone with the serial #9031. I have not been able to find a Martin Trombone Serial # list to date the trombone. Can you approximate the date or point me to a site that might help. The trombone is marked "The Martin Band Instrument Company, Elkhart Indiana" and is silver with a flower design etched onto the bell. Thanks for your help.
I know of no list that goes back that far, but it probably is close to 1906.
The horn probably has some value. Martin was a good name. Because they are so fragile, vintage Trombone often don't do real well in value, unless it can be demonstrated that they are in good playing condition.
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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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