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Hi Kenton,
I have a silver alto saxaphone with the following inscriptions on one side
Eb
28165
LP
and this on the other side
MADE BY (all upper case, printed)
Frank Hilton and Co (written)
EUKHORN (all upper case, printed)
WIS (upper case printed)
there is also a sort of floral wreath-like patern around the 'made by' inscription
can you tell me what this all means?
Thanks so much
Gratefully,
rhonda adams
Eb - the pitch
28165 - the serial number which means that is was made in 1914
LP - means it plays in tune with modern instrument as oppose to High Pitch which a no longer used standard.
Made By Frank HOLTON - The manufacturer.
ELKHORN Wis - the location
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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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