Brass Instruments for sale - David Neill - PO Box 415, W. Springfield, MA 01090

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    If you have a general question please email or write to David Neill, PO Box 415, West Springfield MA 01090 or fax to 413-746-0859

    For a condition report please email with question.

All instruments are in an unrestored condition. The condition is noted by the following scale.

1. Poor condition - a wall hanger, instrument may not repairable, missing major parts such as a valve or slide  

2. Poor condition - with lots of dents may have minor parts missing such as valve button, instrument is repairable

3. Average condition - some dents and some surface wear with major missing parts missing parts such as a valve or slide.

4. Average condition - some dents dings and some surface wear.

5. Good condition - small dings or a little surface wear but has a major missing part

6. Good condition - small dings or slight surface wear

7. Excellent condition

         Condition - Price  -  The condition and price are in bold print below 

Alto Horn   

AH004 Alto Horn #2 - $125 Beare & Son   Emprie   1920's   laq    Upright Saxhorn, Toronto $ London Eng, missing 1st valve button
AH006 Alto horn #2 - $70  F. Besson Protoype   48860   1900?   raw brass   198 Euston Rd,London,. England, C Fisher 64th Ave New York, sole agent U.States

AH014 Alto Horn #3 - $55 Boston Mfg Co - in pieces

AH015 Alto Horn #5 - $120 DeVrie, M.  Fournisseur, de LAnvers 38 Lierre  

AH023 Alto Horn #4 - $55  Jenkins   The New Jenkins Special     <1900 brass pat. 1895, may have been made by Bohland and Fucks

Baritone

BA011 Baritone #4 - $220 Marchand, J. Henri   First class    silver   Paris, H.E. MdMillan, Sole US Agent, Cleveland O. missing 4 valve caps
BA017 Baritone #4 - $500 Roth, Ferdo.   Premiata Fabbrice     1838-1898   missing 4 valve levers, Miland, Inscribed in 1890's style
BA027 Baritone #3 - $55  Anon  Superior - in pieces
BA034 Baritone #4 - $100 Hamilton Bell front, valves working with no lead pipe 

BA038 Baritone #3 - $85  Beltone - valves stuck

BA039 Baritone #2 - $1000 Anon 2 V- Beliner   1860-1870   brass 
BA040 Baritone #2 - $260 Robert Barth  3 Rotary Valves  819   1878-1900   brass    Stuttgard, many dents and split tubes
BA041 Baritone #4 - $100 Hayner, J. C. Baystate none   brass ave  Boston 

BA042 Baritone #3 - $100 Riedl, Whil,  Grazlitz - over with rotary valves, finger pads missing 

BA049 Baritone #4 - $125 Hasenier, D. Johann,  Oval with 4 rotary valves all in working condition 

BA090 Baritone #1 - $50  Conn   #H99447 in parts with case, one valve missing

BAO91 Baritone #4 - $100 Anon,  3 rotary valves oval European made 

Bugle

BU009 Bugle #4 - $25    Single valve drum and bugle horn 

Cornet

CO002 Cornet #4 - $150 Anon   Advance    brass    made in Czeco-Slovakis, S shape DB tuning slide
CO006 Cornet #1 - $135 'C' maybe Gaunat-Austria   1890   brass   missing lead pipe and tuning slide and bottom cap for 1st valve
CO011 Cornet #4 - $260 anon Bb   1900   brass  Very flat appearence to the right hand side, conical bell flare, similar to the Bessons of the 1880's
CO013 Cornet #4 - $230 Anon H/1 on bottom of 2nd valve    brass  Single water key, looks like Pourcelle or Lecomet design, long A shank
CO014 Cornet #4 - $150 Anon Shepards Crook in pieces 
CO015 Cornet #4 - $150 Anon - complete in a coffin case with worn silver plate 
CO018 Cornet #1 - $80  Bohland & Fuchs     1890's   brass    Horn is like R S Williams Class B cornet, leaf spring on water key, missing two valves
CO019 Cornet #3 - #100 Boston 3 star Ultra Plus, condition is very good with 1 & 2 valves missing with tunings and second slide  
CO031 Cornet #2 - $80  Fisher, Carl   Special    chrome    Shepherd's Crook, Short, extra tuning slide - New York
CO036 Cornet #4 - $160 Henri Gauthier   Virtuoso   1920's   silver  worn silver plate,   made in Austria  (this was made for Lyon and Healy)
CO038 cornet #1 - $40  only pieces                   
CO041 Cornet #6 - $110 Henry Pourcell in a Wood Case
CO042 Cornet #2 - $190 Jaubert, F. & Cie     1890's   silver     on bell- Paris, Lyon and Healy, sole agent Chicago, Needs double water key and 2nd valve cap
CO055 Cornet #4 - $550 Pollmann, August Artist   1880   silver    Db water key, Fancy Floral engraving on ferrules, made in New York
CO058 Cornet #3 - $30  Stadium - Long bell with hole in first crook  
CO059 Cornet #4 - $250 W. Hillyars/J W Pepper     1880 brass  (on bell)- Importer Philelphia William Hillyard worked for Higham, Distin from 1852, own shop 1862,moved to Philadephia to manage Pepper Ci in 1894
CO071 Cornet #3 - $60  Challenge     1900?   Silver   on bell in circle 'Challenge' (monogram-Knight on horse) and trademarke at bottom, missing 1st valve, double water key  may have been made in France
CO072 Cornet #5 - $140 Blessing - good condition
CO076 Cornet #4 - $80  Grand Rapids Band Inst Co.   USA Line   20058   1940   Silver   Sheppards Crook, has an Eagle engraved above the name  associated with York band instruments
CO080 Cornet #4 - $190 Pepper, J.W.   American Standard   68247   1920   silver
CO091 Cornet #4 - $1100 Slater, M. sh crook   1875-88   brass    Maker New York, has an 'A with flower on lead pipe'
CO093 Cornet #4 - $1000 Fiske, Issac Sh crook   <1884   brass     Maker, Worcester MA. leaf spring
CO098 Cornet #3 - $50  Walberg & Auge   Sh Crook   9896 @1900  silver    Worcester MA, missing 3rd valve and tuning, and lead pipe
CO103 Cornet #5 - $500 Besson  complete with extras (in poor condition case)
CO139 Cornet #4 - $100 Hillirch
CO151 Cornet #5 - $120 Diston, Oliver  all intact good condition           
CO159 Cornet #2 - $55  Thibouville Lamy  raw brass 1900-1905, bell reads JTL Hor Concours Paris 1878, 1889, 1900 Jerome Coup du Conservatoire, National Music de Paris et de L.Mareem 88 rue Reaumur Paris, has a shield of a lion 

CO161 Cornet #4 - $120 Thibouville Lamy - raw brass, 1905 bell reads 69 R. Reaumia Paris - dent in 1st bow

CO162 Cornet #1 - $60  Leuliet, A. - 1880-1900 silver plate bell reads Exposition Nle, Des Beauz-Arts, Paris 1897, 4 rue Philippe de Girard, Paris, missing sides

CO163 Cornet #1 - $25  Oxford - valves work lacking tuning slide

CO163a Cornet #4 - $60 Olds Ambassador - good condition 

CO164 Cornet #3 - $60 Gautrot Marquet Brevete Sgda Paris

CO165 Cornet #1 - $25  Fisher, Carl  New York Model  missing parts

CO166 Cornet #4 - $50  Holton Cornet - good valves

CO167 Cornet #3 - $50  Simerlone France - missing lead pipe has all 3 valves

CO168 Cornet #6 - $600 Conn Wonderphone  #75395  excellent condition

 

Euphonium

EU001 Euphonium #3 - $140 Baring, Geo. & Son     1890's   Silver    London Eng., H.E. McMillam sole US agent, Cleveland OH. Fancy bands and brace mounts, missing 3rd valve
EU004 Euphonium #2 - $400 Distin, Henry Mfg Co. Superior   11663   1886-1909   Silver    Williamsport PA, Highest Grade, missing valve buttons, bell wire and soldering
EU006 Euphonium #6 - $600 Keefer Co.  12253    1920's  silver  Williamsport comes with case and mouthpiece  excellent

EU023 Euphonium #4 - $150 Parizek - 4 valve in good working condition  

French Horn

FH006 French Horn #2 - $80  Getzen Elkhorn   1950's laq   may have an Eb crook, small dings, needs 2 levers and ding in lead pipe
FH009 French Horn #4 - $150 Huttl Single Horn   1920     Made in Czech-Slovakia

Fluglehorn

FL001 Fluglehorn #6 - $400  Anon 1900   brass  German - 3 Mechanical-action, clock spring rotary valves w/Silver plated Ferruls valve buttons and caops, warm sound, design adopted by Mirafone
FL010 Fluglehorn #2 - $110  Anon  - 1880-1900  Valves working, slides frozen and bell wire off a little

FL013 Fluglehorn #5 - 300  Besson London Class -  76691

Heilcon

HE001 Heilcon #6 - $700   Anonn Eb,  HP   1870's   brass   Large Bell 15', 3 Perinet valves (stepped each a different length) playing condition
HE005 Heilcon #4 - $400   Selmer Mersel-American   Eb   P55482   1904-1927   Silver   New York, NY
HE006 Helicon #1 - $200   Carl Fisher Eb    silver   rough shape
HE007 Helicon #4 - $440   Continental Music Co.  EEb   1900   brass    New York - playing condition
HE008 Heilcon #3 - $430   White, H. N. King   2124   1895   brass   Cleveland OH
HE009 Helicon #3 - $200   Pepper, J.W.   Eb   6068   <1900r   Silver  Importer, Philadephia and New York. missing tuning slide, leadpipe and bocal and all valve buttons (this horn may have been made by Hilleron)
HE011 Heilcon #2 - $200   Deprine, Fres Brevete BBb 3719    nickle    De L'Armee et des conservatoires, Borgerhout Anvers Belgique  1930 (fair) H. Schenkelaars Eindhoven
HE012 Heilcon #4 - $320   Grand Rapids Musical Instr Co   USA Line   52628   1920's   brass    BBb large bell - needs 2 braces - playing condition
HE016 Heilcon #4 - $980  Pelisson, Guinot and Blanchoi, Lyon and Paris Tenor horn 

HE017 Heilcon #4 - $400   Pelisson Freres & Co - Colturier Teno Heilcon (trombone pitch)4 valves, plated 

HE018 Heilcon #4 - $300   Pepper, JW,  Phil PA  #24930  brass   Bb																																							


Mellophone

ME005 Mellophone #2 - $225 Thibouville-Lamy     1900's  brass     on bell([on banner-Legion d'Honeur],[in wreath0JTL, Hors Consours Paris, 1875-1889-1900], {medales} Jerone, Fourn de l'Arnee, Brevete S.g.d.g, 69 Rue Reaumur Paris, C.W. Linsay Let, Montreal CA
ME006 Mellophone #4 - $150 The Players Co.  Guilt Edge  silver    on bell (E.S.P. Band Presented by E.T.Stutesbury
ME007 Mellophone #4 - $150 Holton, Frank   48714   


Cornopean

ms009 Cornopean #4 - $2500  Foot, J. H. Stozel Valve   1870   brass  also has a 'harp' stamped on bell with J.H.F.
MS015 Cornopean #4 - $1000  Brunniry, Otto     1880   brass  Nevers  69. also has symbol of a lyre with J.T.L. under  made by J. Thibouville-Lamy


Sousaphone

SO091 Sousaphone #1 - $100  Anon - missing valve section

																			 

Trombone

TB001 Trombone #4 - $350  alto Beau Ideal Eb - valve   1890's   raw brass      made for Lyon and Healy, Orn on bell and
TB005 Trombone #4 - $180  Besson 2-20   421952   1960's   laq    50 Metals of Honor, london-Paris-New York  made in England
TB030 Trombone #4 - $400  King Liberty  2B    210645    1938    laq      made by H.N. White
TB032 Trombone #4 - $250  Martin Commitee - Model   183033   >1950    laq    Elkhart Ind USA
TB033 Trombone #4 - $300  Martin,   The Sym,   LP   34538   1900-1930   silver
TB050 Trombone #3 - $100  Yamaha YSL  354   060108   1980's   laq   
TB052 Trombone #2 - $600  Valve Besson, F. Brevetee  - 4 valve    13526   1910    silver    92 Rul D Angouleme, Paris (one star on bell)  worn silver plate
TB060 Trombone #4 - $300  Valve Pourcelle, Henry     1880-1920   brass     2 valves stuck, imported and sold by Bruno
TB061 Trombone #2 - $1000 Valve Stratton, John F.   large bore,   short model   1870's   brass   New York but his name is not in the usual shield, has strick Perinet valves, large borem Hp-SP
TB062 Trombone #3 - $400  Valve York, J.W. & Sons     26683   1909   silver   Grand Rapide Mich, valves point backwards, with dummy support tube, long section has 2 breakes
TB063 Trombone #4 - $325  Bass Higham, J.   Superior Class   25956   1863-1900   brass    on bell (Exhibition prize Medal Award, London 1862, Dublin 1865 to J. Higham, Maker 2 Victoria ST & 131 Ct Ducie St Manchester, Sole Agent W.H. Cundy Boston) tuning in slide w/case
TB071 Trombone #4 - $75   Olds   Ambassdor   457925   1965   laq 
tb076 Trombone #4 - $400  Schamal, K.   Bass Trombone   4 Rotary Valve   1880's   brass    Prague, Has nickel trim
tb079 Trombone #4 - $250  Martin Standard     laq   Handcraft
TB090 Trombone #4 - $150  White, H. N. - King   New Proportion  102750   1927   silver  lion on lead pipe
TB098 Trombone #4 - $200  Alexander     1920's    brass    unusal waterkey
TB102 Trombone #2 - $150  Frederick, Phillip     1910   SP   Maker Phila PA
TB108 Trombone #4 - $250  Higham, J.   Improved Class   45981   1880?   brass   Exhibition prize medals awarded to, 127 Strange Ways, Manchester England.  Trombone has a shield added with lots or ornamantation, with silver ferrels
TB117 Trombone #6 - $100  Hawkes and Son - #45425 excellent condition - small bore

TB118 Trombone #4 - $200  Lyon and Healy - 3 valve 

TB119 Trombone #6 - $500  Bass - Anon - 4 rotary valves with very nice nickel garland on bell 

TB120 Trombone $4 - $500  Bass - Cerneny & Son - 4 rotary valves

Tenor Horn

TH001 Tenor Horn #1 - $80   Gunckel, Henry     1819-1910   Silver   Paris,    Lyon & Healy, Chicago sole Agent, Missing all slides, leadpip, thin narrow bore
TH002 tenor horn #6 - $600  Joseph Martin oval,   rotary valve none   1870'  raw brass   nickle silver 2' band around bell with Jos. Martine, Warzburg
TH003 Tenor Horn #4 - $250  Lyone & Healy Silver Piston     1970    silver   Chicago, small bore
TH007 Tenor Horn #6 - $50   Diston, Henry Superior   7259   1891-1903   brass   Manufactoring Co, makers, highest Grade,  bell has lots of Orn as well as the ferrels


Trumpet

TR002 Bass Trumpet #4 - $500  Carl Gottlob Schuster   Jun 3 rotary valves    1880? raw brass average on bell) C.G. Schuster jun, Markneukiechen
TR005 Trumpet #3 - $500  Anon Rotary Valve   1860's   brass   Clock spring rotary valves, w/Nickel silver garland, bell bow protector, keys, Has on Starttonesque 'S' brace(boston curl) perhaps american made, missing lead pipe
TR006 Trumpet #3 - $200  Anon Side action RV   1870's   brass   minus one lever & arm & clock spring, Nickel silver mounts, bell bow guard
TR020 Trumpet #4 - $110  Emo Professional  6582   <1919   laq   made by E. Modl
TR024 Trumpet #4 - $100  Gupta Band Instument Co.   31   nickel     inscribed on bell(in circle, the monogram) R&B (on 3 part banner) labor Si Ar, Vincit G.B. & Co started 1885, Meerut (India)
TR025 Trumpet #4 - $170  Imperial Band Instrument co.    1884-1930   silver     Williamsport PA, probably made by Distin via Keefer, Distin started under his own name in 1909? slide stuck, LP adaptor, good back like valves
TR028 Trumpet #2 - $50   King Cleveland   600    640131    1976   laq  
TR032 Trumpet #6 - $460  Loranzo Sansone    #754   1950's    laq

Tr033 Trumpet #6 - 110   Martin - excellent conditon 
TR035 Trumpet #2 - $60   National(York) USA     1920   laq   missing 2 bottom caps
TR038 Trumpet #2 - $50   Ohio Band Inst Co. The Regent 16994   Laq    Cleveland HO

TR039 Trumpet #4 - $60   Regent
TR054 Trumpet #4 - $75   Tam    2469    Laq 

TR059 Trumpet #3 - $80   York - in pieces but with no major parts missing

TR060 Trumpet #4 - $100  York   135565   1946   laq 
TR061 Trumpet Alto #6 - 380  Odina   3 Rotary Valve   Brass  with nickel trim
TR078 Trumpet #6 - $190  Buescher Tru Tone  187465   1927   on 2nd valve (Bell in triangle with tuning fork, Pat 07, LP, A 10-22
TR082 Trumpet #4 - $600  Heald, John American Premier   1900? gold plate    Makers Springfield Mass, Made, Pat Mar 26 1884, Pat aug 14 89, pat Feb 28 98, left spring
TR086 Tumpet - Alto #6 - $500  Stowasser, Joh. Alto in F   <1900 brass    Hofinstrumentenfabrk, Budapest, Silver Garland it reads P.pl.18 1
TR096 Trumpet #4 - $100  Lafleur, J R and Son Varsity C147 1915    laq  (on bell - London-New York-Paris, Made in United Kingdom)  Bought by Besson in 1917
TR098 Trumpet #4 - $50    Vega - good condition, currently in pieces with no major part missing


TR099 Trumpet #3 - $30    Pan American - valves stuck  


TR100 Trumpet #3 - $30    Cavalier - missing valve casing covers


TR101 Trumpet #6 - $300   Karl Schubert - excellent condition


TR102 Trumpet #4 - $50    Beare and Son, London  - Acme - 


Tr103 Trumpet #2 - $25    Halter, William - Karlsruhe - rotary valves, missing spring and first valve  


TR104 Trumpet #2 - $25    Anon - 3 rotary valves, German, missing spring and finger pads 


TR106 Trumpet #6 - 100    Nadirali and Co - excellent condition  

TUBA

TU038 Tuba $6 - $200  Conn Elkhart - Eb in excellent condition - currently in pieces