Hi,
This is my first post to this forum although I have lurked and learned for a time.
Please help me make sense of the following tenor I just bought. I don't know where to classify it.
Here are the pieces of the puzzle:
1. It says "Martin - Elkhart - Ind." on the bell
2. The Key guards, the neck, and key touch pieces are identical to a Kohlert Winnenden.
3. The LH pinky cluster is not like the Kohlert Winnenden but looks like what is on the Martin Indiana (i.e. no long roller for the Bb).
4. The serial number is 70XX and it has "K&H" stamped under it
5. The horn seems to be 1940ish to mid 1960is
6. Oh yes, it has domed soldered toneholes!
It plays great, beating my Buescher 1954 Aristo III Tenor. It has an amazing sound.
It does not play or feel like a "student" horn.
What is it?
I posted a request for help and pictures in the "Martin" thread in SOTW and have drawn a big blank. Any ideas?
This is my first post to this forum although I have lurked and learned for a time.
Please help me make sense of the following tenor I just bought. I don't know where to classify it.
Here are the pieces of the puzzle:
1. It says "Martin - Elkhart - Ind." on the bell
2. The Key guards, the neck, and key touch pieces are identical to a Kohlert Winnenden.
3. The LH pinky cluster is not like the Kohlert Winnenden but looks like what is on the Martin Indiana (i.e. no long roller for the Bb).
4. The serial number is 70XX and it has "K&H" stamped under it
5. The horn seems to be 1940ish to mid 1960is
6. Oh yes, it has domed soldered toneholes!
It plays great, beating my Buescher 1954 Aristo III Tenor. It has an amazing sound.
It does not play or feel like a "student" horn.
What is it?
I posted a request for help and pictures in the "Martin" thread in SOTW and have drawn a big blank. Any ideas?