Watch for our special 19 off sales through the year. It also appears that the newer 51Bs don't have any engraving on them, so I'm leaning towards the 1959 date. If youve seen print ads used in set decoration for TV shows or films, youve likely seen our ads.
#1959 SELMER TRUMPET SERIAL NUMBER#
The serial number is alone on the 2nd valve.
#1959 SELMER TRUMPET FULL#
My horn has the full bell engraving with a lovely portrait of Mr. Just realized that the 52B "Bb" and the 51B "C" are a matched set and thus can't have been labeled under the standard prefix system. I don't have time to dig anymore tonight, but I'll see if anyone at Conn-Selmer can tell me more either tomorrow or this weekend. (ex a 39 prefix plus 50 is 89 or 1989) This would suggest that maybe the horn was made in 2001, although there was a 51B model in production at least as early as 1999. For post 1987 horns, you add 50 to the prefix to get the manufacture year. I'll report in on how it plays in a few days.Ī quick search of the modern serial number catalog places it somewhere between 19 (830XXX) although the 51B prefix doesn't fit with their labeled prefix system. Winfried Maier is a German fan who first met Louis in Berlin in 1959 and. LA Benge 3X Bb Trumpet Selmer Radial Bb Trumpet Yamaha 6335S Bb. 3C Trumpet Mouthpiece Brass Gold-plated Heavy Duty Bullet Shape Parts. Up until 1955 Conn cornets and trumpets will have C.G. Fluglehorn 9xx made in early 1960s, 1035 made in 1965 The above table was. I just picked up a 1959 Connstellation 51B C trumpet.Īnyone know anything about these horns? I'm looking for a little history and can't find much, even in the Conn catalogs. Highlights include a 1934 Selmer trumpet and mouthpiece given to Louis by King. ORIGINAL 1959 SELMER TRUMPET FULL PAGE AD. Selmer started making trumpets in 1931 after buying out Millerau.