Martin Band Instrument Co. Surviving Brass Instruments Serial # Date Instrument Model Description 1904 The JH Martin Band Instrument Co. is founded. 1906 John dies in November 1905 and the sons found the Martin Band Instrument Co. 1906 The Metal Polishers’ Union reaches an agreement with Martin in November to join & use label. 1000 1906 1500 1907 2000 1908 Martin is fast growing and added a two-story brick factory. 2859 1908 Trumpet Shepherd's crook bell; union label 2900 1909 4000 1910 4861 1910 Cornet Pat Aug 1903; Bb/A 5200 1911 5510 1911 Cornet Z LP; Union mark; M bore 0.432”; uncertain of first digit 6064 1911 Cornet fixed lead pipe 6104 1911 Cornet Pat Aug 1903; Bb/A 6190 1911 Cornet Bb/A 6208 1911 Cornet Z lead pipe [HUC] 6270 1911 Cornet secondary tuning slide on left; Conn-Queror copy [saved] 6289 1911 Trombone Tenor 7" bell 63xx 1911 Cornet copy of Conn Conn-Queror [DeCarlis] 6369 1911 Cornet Z lead pipe; union label 6454 1911 Cornet Bb/A; Pat 1903 [HUC] 6465 1911 Cornet 1912 catalog shows the Renowned model Trumpet; Martin continues on the Union list for brass workers 6500 1912 6610 1912 Cornet Z LP; Union mark 6798 1912 Cornet 6818 1912 Euphonium 6986 1912 Cornet Z lead pipe; union label 7021 1912 Cornet Z lead pipe 8000 1913 8026 1913 Cornet Z lead pipe 8063 1913 Cornet Z lead pipe; union label; M bore 8093 1913 Euphonium bell up; union label 8134 1913 Cornet Z lead pipe 8207 1913 Mellophone union [HUC] 8208 1913 Mellophone union [NMM] 8358 1913 Tuba bell up 84xx 1913 Cornet Z LP 8431 1913 Cornet Z lead pipe 8481 1913 Cornet Union; Z LP [ebay] 8457 1913 Cornet Z lead pipe 8472 1913 Cornet Z lead pipe 8481 1913 Cornet Z LP; Union; “The MBIC” [ebay] 8499 1913 Cornet Z lead pipe; union 8503 1913 Tuba 19" bell 8588 1913 Euphonium bell up; union 8599 1913 Cornet Z lead pipe; M bore 8764 1913 Cornet Z lead pipe; M bore; union 8769 1913 Cornet Z lead pipe; M bore; union 8807 1913 Trumpet HP & LP slides 8827 1913 Tuba 8952 1913 Cornet Z lead pipe; M bore 9023 1913 Trombone MBICo; M bore; Union label [ebay] 9053 1913 Trombone valves 9460 1913 Trumpet Renowned? 9479 1913 Baritone short design 9603 1913 Cornet Z lp 9718 1913 Cornet Z lp 9730 1913 Cornet Z lp; L bore 9762 1913 Cornet Z lp 9780 1913 Cornet Z lp; M bore 9792 1913 Cornet Z lp; M bore 9811 1913 Cornet Z lp; M bore 10000 1914 10052 1914 Cornet 10087 1914 Cornet Z lp; S bore = 0.420" ; union; "The MBIC"; USQMC [Patton] 10100 1914 Cornet Z LP; S bore; MBICo; union 10105 1914 Cornet Z lp; S bore; union 10132 1914 Trombone 10152 1914 Trombone L bore; union; "8" on hand slide 10380 1914 Cornet Slide 10386 1914 Baritone bell up 10403 1914 Mellophone [HUC] 10423 1914 Tuba Eb [HUC] 10500 1914 Mellophone union 10714 1914 Cornet Z lead pipe 10830 1914 Cornet Slide 11003 1914 Trumpet Renowned C & Bb slides; M bore 11039 1914 Trumpet 11191 1914 Tuba BBb Bell up 11298 1914 Tuba Eb 11350 1914 Baritone 11383 1914 Cornet Bb/A Z lp; union; L bore 11420 1914 Cornet Bb Z LP [HUC] 11431 1914 Cornet Bb/A Z lp; M bore; union 11500 1915 11528 1915 Cornet Bb Z LP; The MBICo 11540 1915 Tuba BBb union; 20.75" bell [NMM] 11609 1915 Tuba Helicon Eb; 20.5" bell [HUC] 11629 1915 Cornet Bb Z LP; Union 11638 1915 Cornet Z lp; S bore 118xx 1915 Baritone 11846 1915 Trombone Valve stepped gooseneck 11883 1915 Tuba Eb 20.75" bell 12040 1915 Trombone Tenor M bore; union 12110 1915 Trumpet M bore; HP/LP slides 12572 1915 Mellophone F/Eb/D tuning slides 12665 1915 Baritone union [HUC] 12772 1915 Tuba Helicon Eb; 20" bell 12800 1915 Tuba BBb 4RV [York Master] 12877 1915 Tuba BBb 20" bell; union badge on separate plate 12924 1915 Trombone Tenor M bore; 7" bell 13000 1916 New Superlative trumpet and cornet in catalog. 13213 1916 Cornet Z lead pipe; 453 over union label 13302 1916 Mellophone F/Eb/D/C slides 13351 1916 Baritone Bb 13457 1916 Trombone Tenor Martin BICo; M bore; Union label [ebay] 13544 1916 Tuba BBb 13586 1916 French Horn Single F/Eb/D/C slides 13671 1916 Tuba Eb 13678 1916 Tuba Eb [York Master] 13700 1916 Cornet Z lead pipe; 0.430" bore 13709 1916 Cornet Z lp 14187 1916 Alto Eb bell up 14244 1916 Tuba Helicon BBb [HUC] 14414 1916 Euphonium Double Bell [HUC] 14427 1916 Trumpet Bb for parts [ebay] 14438 1916 Tuba Eb 14549 1916 Trumpet Bb 14555 1916 Trumpet Renowned [HUC] 14723 1916 Alto Eb 14750 1916 Euphonium 14901 1916 Trumpet Symphony “The MBIC”; no model name on bell; matches Symphony 14907 1916 Trumpet Bb L bore; main tuning slide lock 14944 1916 Trumpet Bb 15000 1917 15120 1917 Mellophone F/Eb/D 15189 1917 Trombone Tenor 15267 1917 Euphonium 4 vlv [HUC] 15669 1917 Mellophone F/Eb/D 15822 1917 Cornet Superlative [saved] 15823 1917 Tuba Eb 17" bell 15884 1917 Euphonium 15911 1917 Cornet Bb Z lead pipe; M bore 15912 1917 Cornet Bb Z lp 16198 1917 Tuba Eb 0.625" bore; 17.25" bell 16211 1917 Tuba Eb 16219 1917 Tuba Eb [NMM] 16277 1917 Euphonium 16389 1917 Tuba Eb 16600 1917 Tuba Eb 16632 1917 Tuba Eb 17000 1918 Last year Martin is listed with the brass workers’ union. 17005 1918 Baritone 11.5" bell 17074 1918 Cornet The MBIC Bb; adjustable LP like on an Eb 17112 1918 Trombone Tenor 17153 1918 Trombone Tenor 17328 1918 Trombone [HUC] 17587 1918 Trombone Tenor 17777 1918 Tuba Helicon BBb 17886 1918 Cornet Superlative [HUC] 18161 1918 Euphonium 4 RV imported? [York Master] 18215 1918 Trumpet Bb L bore; union; LP 18576 1918 Flugelhorn Bb 18587 1918 Mellophone 18597 1918 Mellophone "The MBIC" 18731 1918 Tuba 20" bell 18784 1918 Trumpet Dorsey 18835 1918 Trumpet Superlative 18844 1918 Euphonium 18885 1918 Trumpet Bb 2 tuning slide braces; 1 on slide & 1 before 18895 1918 Trumpet M bore 18958 1918 Mellophone F 19000 1919 The Long model Renowned Solo cornet is advertised with a “Z” lead pipe. 20234 1919 Tenor [HUC] 21676 1919 Trombone Tenor [ebay] 21681 1919 Trumpet Bb/C 22050 1919 Tuba Eb 0.680” bore; 20” bell; 34” tall [HUC] 22500 1920 Ad for Superlative model cornet found 22511 1920 Trombone [HUC] 23340 1920 Cornet Superlative no union mark; adjustable lead pipe [ebay] 24200 1920 Trombone Tenor 24986 1920 Cornet Superlative [HUC] 25000 1920 Cornet Superlative [T Meade] 25500 1921 25590 1921 Cornet Superlative 27xxx 1921 Trumpet Superlative 28535 1921 Baritone 1922 The Superlative and Symphony model trumpets are new. 29000 1922 299xx 1922 Cornet Superlative 29928 1922 Cornet Superlative 30450 1922 Trumpet Superlative 30459 1922 Trumpet Superlative 30552 1922 Trumpet Superlative 33321 1922 Trumpet Superlative Handcraft; 4.25” bell 35797 1922 Trumpet Superlative "Dansant Model" added on bell rim xx036 1922 Trumpet Superlative “Dansant Model” added on bell rim; gold plated finish 4; “S” 36675 1922 Trumpet Superlative 1923 The "Handcraft" name is added to the bell; new Dansant & Symphony trumpets in June; an addition to the factory enables them to double capacity. 37000 1923 38311 1923 Trumpet Dansant Handcraft on bell 39104 1923 Trumpet Superlative Handcraft 39978 1923 Trumpet Dansant 4.25" bell, 19" long 40205 1923 Trumpet Dansant tunable receiver as used on Superlative models 40633 1923 Trumpet Superlative “Reg US Pat Office” [saved] 40849 1923 Trumpet Superlative “Reg US Pat Office”; “Dansant Model” added on bell flair; “S” for small bore = 0.41”; adjustable LP; 4.5” bell [saved] 42622 1923 Trumpet Symphony no Handcraft name 43216 1923 Trombone Dansant Handcraft 43561 1923 Trumpet Superlative Handcraft 44000 1924 New Martin Handcraft Dansant & Western model Trombones introduced in August. 48871 1924 Euphonium Double Bell 4 vlv 50089 1924 Trumpet Dansant Handcraft 51094 1924 Trumpet Dansant 51223 1924 Trumpet Dansant 51225 1924 Trumpet Dansant 51848 1924 Trombone Handcraft [HUC] 52048 1924 Trumpet Dansant 52642 1924 Trumpet Superlative 52790 1924 Trumpet Dansant Handcraft; M bore [ebay] 52914 1924 Trumpet Dansant 53070 1924 Trombone Western 53204 1924 Trumpet Dansant [York Master] 54000 1925 55104 1925 Tuba Helicon in D 1933 added on bell by owner 55595 1925 Sousaphone BBb [HUC] 56091 1925 Trumpet Dansant 56280 1925 Trombone Handcraft [HUC] 56982 1925 Trombone Hand. Symphony [EBAY] 57xxx 1925 Trumpet Dansant 57488 1925 Trumpet Dansant 57870 1925 Trumpet Dansant [ebay] 58092 1925 Euphonium Double Bell [HUC] 61xxx 1925 Trumpet Dansant 61xxx 1925 Baritone Handcraft [ebay] 61197 1925 Trumpet Dansant [York Master] 61349 1925 Trombone Dansant M bore 61592 1925 Trumpet Dansant M bore [ebay] 61596 1925 Trumpet Dansant M bore [ebay] 62580 1925 Tuba Sousaphone BBb [York Master] 63189 1925 Trumpet Symphony [HUC] 63442 1925 Trumpet Dansant [T Meade] 64000 1926 64442 1926 Trumpet Dansant [ebay] 64446 1926 Trumpet Dansant Bb; gold plated artist grade [saved] 64691 1926 Tuba Handcraft Eb [HUC] 65xxx 1926 Trumpet Dansant 66xxx 1926 Trumpet Dansant 66084 1926 French Horn Single 3 PV [ebay] 66120 1926 Trombone Handcraft Western 66847 1926 Trumpet Dansant 69919 1926 Trumpet Dansant [ebay] 70xxx 1926 Trumpet Dansant 70221 1926 Trumpet Symphony 0.468" bore; 4.5" bell; 19.325" long [Jay Solomon] 72001 1926 Trumpet Dansant 72008 1926 Trumpet Dansant 72110 1926 Trumpet Dansant [ebay] 72433 1926 Trumpet Dansant 72437 1926 Trumpet Dansant [ebay] 72602 1926 Trombone Dansant [ebay] 74000 1927 74153 1927 Trumpet Dansant 74465 1927 Trumpet Dansant 74772 1927 Trumpet Dansant [HUC] 75xxx 1927 Trumpet Dansant 75992 1927 Alto Eb/C [HUC] 76424 1927 Trumpet Dansant Handcraft 77508 1927 Trumpet Dansant S bore = 0.438" 78035 1927 Trumpet Symphony [saved, York Master] 78279 1927 Alto Eb [HUC] 78670 1927 Trumpet Dansant 7890x 1927 Trumpet Dansant [York Master] 80223 1927 Trombone Western Handcraft [ebay] 80884 1927 Trumpet Dansant 81592 1927 Trumpet Dansant [ebay] 81863 1927 Euphonium Double Bell [HUC] 82309 1927 Tuba Sousaphone 28” bell 82362 1927 Cornet 82578 1927 Sousaphone Handcraft Eb [HUC] 82799 1927 Trumpet Dansant Handcraft 83372 1927 Mellophone Handcraft [HUC] 83506 1927 Trumpet Dansant M bore; gold plated; 0.435”; 4-3/16” bell 83779 1927 Trumpet Dansant 84943 1927 Trumpet Dansant 84945 1927 Tuba BBb “Made for Harry Kenneth Traber” [HUC] 85000 1928 85778 1928 Trumpet Dansant 85821 1928 Trumpet Dansant 86570 1928 Trumpet Dansant 86890 1928 Trumpet Dansant 87100 1928 Trumpet Dansant M bore = 0.448" 87432 1928 Trumpet Dansant “M”; 0.438”; 19” long; 4.25” bell [Patton] 87661 1928 Trumpet Dansant 87870 1928 Trumpet Dansant 88171 1928 Trumpet Dansant Handcraft; M bore 88678 1928 Mellophone [Raftery] 88913 1928 Trumpet reported stolen from music store in 1928 88929 1928 Trumpet Dansant M bore [ebay] 90017 1928 Trumpet Dansant 90611 1928 Tuba Sousaphone BBb [York Master] 91xxx 1928 Cornet Handcraft [HUC] 91685 1928 Trombone Dansant [HUC] 917xx 1928 Cornet Standard gold plated w/engraving matching trumpet 98743 [DeCarlis] 92065 1928 Trumpet Dansant 92826 1928 Trumpet Dansant 94000 1929 1929 New Master model trumpet announced in May has a nickel silver bell (Supra-Metal). 95425 1929 Trumpet Master Supra-Metal bell [saved] 1930 New Sport model trumpet, cornet & trombone announced in June; name later changed to Troubadour. 98000 1930 98678 1930 Trumpet Handcraft 98743 1930 Trumpet Dansant marked "M" but 0.435"; gold plated; custom engr. [Patton] 988xx 1930 Trumpet Troubadour not marked with Troubadour name but design matches 99xxx 1930 Trumpet New Master M bore; brass with NS bell 99038 1930 Trumpet New Master brass with NS “Supra-Metal” bell; 0.453” bore [ebay] 99149 1930 Trombone Handcraft Bb [NMM] 99577 1930 Trumpet Troubadour 99726 1930 Trumpet Troubadour 99788 1930 Trumpet Troubadour 99823 1930 Trumpet Troubadour not marked with model name [ebay] 99904 1930 Cornet Troubadour 100xxx 1930 Trumpet Troubadour 100022 1930 Cornet Handcraft 0.438”; 4.5” bell; 17” long 100671 1930 Mellophone 100725 1930 Trumpet Troubadour 100919 1930 Trumpet Dansant 101000 1931 101233 1931 Trumpet Troubadour 101506 1931 Cornet Troubadour Nick DeCarlis conversion to pocket cornet 102xxx 1931 Trumpet Troubadour 102255 1931 Trumpet Troubadour [ebay] 102268 1931 Trumpet Troubadour highly engraved bell 102646 1931 Trumpet Troubadour 103000 1932 103063 1932 Trumpet ? 103188 1932 Trumpet Troubadour 103665 1932 Saxophone Troubadour Alto 103817 1932 Trombone Dansant [ebay] 104070 1932 Trumpet Troubadour 104245 1932 Trumpet Troubadour 104879 1932 Trumpet Troubadour 104xxx 1932 Cornet Troubadour Bb/A RV in tuning slide 104xxx 1932 Trumpet New Master M bore; looks like Dansant with NS bell 104901 1932 Trumpet Dansant 104932 1932 Trumpet Troubadour 105000 1933 1933 the Imperial model replaces the Dansant 105433 1933 Trombone Handcraft ML bore [ebay] 105897 1933 Trumpet Troubadour 106465 1933 Trumpet Dansant M bore; Dansant added at bell flair 106648 1933 Trumpet Imperial 1st slide trigger [ebay] 106658 1933 Baritone Handcraft [HUC] 107981 1933 Trumpet Troubadour 108000 1934 Martin catalog has Standard, Imperial & Troubadour models. 108934 1934 Trumpet Troubadour model marked at bell flair 111000 1935 111163 1935 Cornet Imperial 111310 1935 Trumpet Troubadour 111452 1935 Trumpet Imperial 111541 1935 Trumpet Standard #2 bore = 0.452"; 4.675" bell 112260 1935 Trumpet Troubadour 113009 1935 Trombone Imperial #2; slide marked 117173 113189 1935 Trumpet Troubadour 113197 1935 Trumpet Standard #3 113815 1935 Tuba Mammoth BBb 24” bell 113916 1935 Trumpet Imperial #2 [saved] 113925 1935 Trumpet Imperial #2; fixed 3rd ring 114004 1935 Cornet H. Imperial [Flickr True-Tone] 114689 1935 Trumpet H. Imperial 114912 1935 Trumpet Imperial 115000 1936 115xxx 1936 Trumpet Imperial fixed 3rd ring [HUC] 115337 1936 Cornet Imperial 115902 1936 Trumpet Imperial #2; fixed 3rd ring 116003 1936 Trumpet Imperial [ebay] 116337 1936 Cornet Imperial [HUC] 116576 1936 Tuba BBb Mammoth Sousaphone; 26” bell [York Master] 117782 1936 Cornet Imperial #2, “37” on bell 117946 1936 Trumpet Imperial fixed 3rd ring 118073 1936 Cornet Standard [ebay] 118502 1936 Trumpet Standard #2 [ebay] 119000 1937 119272 1937 Trumpet Standard Handcraft; #2 [ebay] 119660 1937 Trumpet Imperial #2, fixed 3rd ring 119927 1937 Trumpet Imperial 120457 1937 Trumpet Imperial 121526 1937 Trumpet Imperial #2 123000 1938 The catalog only offers Standard or Imperial model trumpets in 1, 2 or 3 bore size. 123206 1938 Trumpet Standard [ebay] 123232 1938 Trumpet Imperial #2; fixed 3rd ring 123387 1938 Trumpet Imperial 123443 1938 Trumpet Imperial #2 [York Master] 124780 1938 Trumpet Imperial #2 124825 1938 Trumpet Imperial 124971 1938 Trumpet Hand. Standard #2 125088 1938 Trumpet Imperial 125160 1938 Trumpet Imperial 125313 1938 Trumpet Imperial #2 [ebay] 125970 1938 Trumpet H. Standard #2 [ebay] 126047 1938 Cornet Imperial 126070 1938 Trombone Imperial 126349 1938 Trumpet Imperial 1266xx 1938 Trombone Imperial “Committee Model” added below Imperial name 126787 1938 Trumpet Imperial 126985 1938 Cornet Imperial #2 [ebay] 127000 1939 The Committee trombone is introduced before the October price list. 127292 1939 Trumpet Hand. Imperial #2; new style with adjustable 3rd ring & square pinky hook 128103 1939 Trumpet Imperial #2 128109 1939 Trumpet Imperial 128952 1939 Trumpet Imperial #2; adjustable 3rd ring & new style pinky hook 129282 1939 Trumpet Imperial [ebay] 129351 1939 Trumpet Imperial #3 bore 129523 1939 Trumpet Imperial #2 130163 1939 Baritone Handcraft [ebay] 130172 1939 Trombone Imperial Committee; “Jose Gutierrez”; highly engraved [Etsy] 130353 1939 Trumpet Imperial M bore [Endsley] 130577 1939 Trumpet Imperial #2 130910 1939 Cornet Imperial #2 131202 1939 Trombone Committee [Goodwill] 131319 1939 Tuba BBb 3PV [York Master] 131404 1939 Trumpet Standard #2 bore 131444 1939 Trumpet Imperial #2 131518 1939 Cornet Imperial 132000 1939 Trumpet Imperial #2 132327 1939 Trumpet Imperial #2 [Gamon] 132584 1939 Euphonium Double Bell [HUC] 133753 1939 Cornet 133805 1939 Trumpet Committee Handcraft; #2 133841 1939 Trumpet Committee 133937 1939 Trombone Committee Tenor 134170 1939 Trumpet Imperial #2 [Ebay] 134179 1939 Trumpet Imperial #2 [ebay] 134420 1939 Trombone Committee [Goodwill] 134710 1939 Trumpet Imperial [Goodwill] 134716 1939 Trumpet Imperial #2 135000 1940 The Committee model trumpet is introduced 135027 1940 Trombone Committee 135050 1940 Trombone Hand. Committee 135126 1940 Trumpet Imperial 135702 1940 Trumpet Hand. Committee #1; original case [saved photos] 135713 1940 Trumpet Hand. Committee 136305 1940 Trumpet Committee 1367xx 1940 Cornet Handcraft Imperial 136843 1940 Cornet Hand. Imperial 0.450” bore [saved] 136864 1940 Trombone Handcraft Committee 136932 1940 Trumpet Hand. Committee #2 137000 1940 Trumpet Committee 137169 1940 Trumpet Committee #2 137268 1940 Trumpet Standard 138171 1940 Cornet Imperial #2; 0.450” bore 138910 1940 Cornet Hand. Standard 138952 1940 Cornet Committee 139379 1940 Trombone Committee M 139636 1940 Trumpet Committee #2; Handcraft; bowl end mpc [Gamon] 139880 1940 Trombone Committee Tenor; 7" bell; 0.485" bore 140xxx 1940 Trumpet Hand. Committee #2 bore = 0.460" 140032 1940 Cornet Committee Handcraft 140329 1940 Trumpet Committee 1405xx 1940 Trumpet Standard [ebay] 140514 1940 Trumpet Committee 140634 1940 Cornet Handcraft Standard 141000 1941 141107 1941 Trumpet Committee #2 141407 1941 Trumpet Committee #2 [ebay] 141415 1941 Trumpet Committee #2 [ebay] 141472 1941 Trumpet Committee #2 [ebay] 141955 1941 Cornet Standard [HUC] 142395 1941 Trumpet Committee Handcraft 142579 1941 Cornet Standard 143193 1941 Trumpet H. Committee #2 143537 1941 Euphonium 4 vlv [HUC] 143767 1941 Trumpet Standard military issue 144116 1941 Cornet Standard [T Meade] 144167 1941 Trumpet Standard US 144426 1941 Mellophone [HUC] 144456 1941 Trumpet Standard 145249 1941 Trumpet Hand. Standard #2 146000 1942 1943 – 1945 break for WWII 148000 1945 151361 1945 Trumpet Committee M 1514xx 1945 Cornet Committee 0.453” bore 151447 1945 Trumpet Committee 151450 1945 Trumpet Committee 151669 1945 Trumpet Committee [ebay] 152382 1945 Trumpet Committee 152710 1945 Trumpet Committee 153000 1946 154193 1946 Trumpet Committee M [ebay] 154261 1946 Trumpet Committee 154384 1946 Trumpet Committee 154522 1946 Trumpet Committee 154654 1946 Trumpet Committee [ebay] 154787 1946 Trumpet Committee 156000 1946 Trumpet Committee 156342 1946 Trumpet Committee Handcraft 156363 1946 Trumpet Committee [ebay] 156570 1946 Trumpet Committee 156645 1946 Trumpet Committee [Goodwill] 156768 1946 Cornet Committee 1578xx 1946 Cornet Committee [HUC] 157875 1946 Trombone Committee 158000 1947 159161 1947 Trumpet Committee 159408 1947 Trumpet Committee 159428 1947 Trumpet Committee M [ebay] 159910 1947 Trumpet Committee 159958 1947 Trumpet Committee 161140 1947 Trumpet Committee [ebay] 161196 1947 Cornet Committee 161307 1947 Trumpet Committee #3 [ebay] 161333 1947 Cornet Committee sold for $420 in 2021 161715 1947 Trombone Committee 162051 1947 Cornet Committee [ebay] 163000 1948 Martin has both regular & Deluxe Committee models in their catalog. 165002 1948 Trumpet Committee 165162 1948 Baritone [HUC] 165292 1948 Trumpet Committee 165538 1948 Trumpet Committee #2 [ebay] 165780 1948 Trombone Committee 7" bell; 0.530" bore 166232 1948 Trumpet Committee #3 166500 1949 168566 1949 Trumpet Committee [ebay] 168580 1949 Trumpet Comm. Deluxe 0.453" bore; 4.6" bell 168718 1949 Trumpet Committee 170000 1950 170xxx 1950 Trumpet Committee small bore 170070 1950 Trumpet Committee [ebay] 170240 1950 Cornet Deluxe Committee 170292 1950 Trumpet Committee 170305 1950 Trumpet Committee 170465 1950 Cornet Committee 1707xx 1950 Trumpet Committee M 0.454” 172xxx 1950 Trumpet Imperial 172350 1950 Trumpet Committee 173629 1950 Cornet Committee 173691 1950 Trumpet Imperial [ebay] 172800 1950 Trumpet Imperial 173591 1950 Trumpet Imperial [ebay] 173629 1950 Cornet Committee 173700 1951 173823 1951 Trombone Imperial 173956 1951 Trumpet Imperial 175xxx 1951 Trombone Committee 175040 1951 Trumpet Committee 177xxx 1951 Trumpet Committee 177140 1951 Cornet Imperial 177400 1952 177710 1952 Cornet Committee warranty card has president “R L Stahr” 177835 1952 Trumpet Committee 0.453” 180xxx 1952 Trumpet Imperial 180815 1952 Cornet Committee 181200 1953 182112 1953 Cornet Imperial 182386 1953 Trombone Imperial 183429 1953 Cornet Imperial 183601 1953 Cornet Committee 183756 1953 Trumpet Imperial no RMC 183805 1953 Trumpet Committee “2”; 0.453” [ebay] 184326 1953 Trumpet Committee Deluxe; #3 bore 184900 1954 185040 1954 Trumpet Imperial 185537 1954 Trumpet Imperial 185865 1954 Trumpet Deluxe Committee M bore 185945 1954 Alto Eb [HUC] 186449 1954 Trumpet H. Committee #2 186994 1954 Cornet Imperial 187181 1954 Trumpet Imperial 187291 1954 Trumpet Imperial [ebay] 187294 1954 Trumpet Imperial 188596 1954 Trumpet Committee M [ebay] 188600 1955 189423 1955 Trumpet Committee Deluxe #2 189424 1955 Trumpet Committee 191107 1955 Trumpet Committee [ebay] 191120 1955 Trumpet Committee 191280 1955 Trumpet Committee [ebay] 191284 1955 Trumpet Committee 191304 1955 Trumpet Committee Deluxe 191634 1955 Trumpet Committee [ebay] 192004 1955 Trombone Imperial 192400 1956 Martin offers Committee, Imperial & Indiana model brass in their July price list. 193993 1956 Tuba BBb [York Master] 194xxx 1956 Trombone Committee 194356 1956 Trombone Committee [Goodwill] 194376 1956 Trombone Committee [HUC] 194526 1956 Trumpet Deluxe Comm. No RMC; 0.453” bore 194652 1956 Trumpet Imperial 1960xx 1956 Cornet Committee Deluxe [DeCarlis] 196100 1957 196243 1957 Trumpet Imperial 196276 1957 Trumpet Committee 0.453” bore [ebay] 196364 1957 Trumpet Committee Deluxe [ebay] 196569 1957 Trumpet Committee Deluxe 196639 1957 Trumpet Committee Deluxe 196696 1957 Trumpet Committee 196775 1957 Trumpet Committee “A” 196809 1957 Trumpet Committee Deluxe 196871 1957 Trombone Committee 197012 1957 Trumpet Committee 197095 1957 Trumpet Committee 197206 1957 Trumpet Committee [ebay] 197559 1957 Sousaphone BBb 24” bell; 0.687” bore 199048 1957 Trumpet Committee 1995xx 1957 Tuba BBb 4 vlv; Bell up; played in US Marine Band [McIntyre coll.] 199517 1957 Trumpet Committee Deluxe 199755 1957 Cornet Imperial 199890 1957 Flugelhorn Imperial #3, no RMC [York Master] 199897 1957 Flugelhorn Imperial “3”; no RMC marking [saved] 199899 1957 Flugelhorn 199900 1958 Martin offers Committee, Imperial & Indiana “Chieftain” model brass in their January price list. 201172 1958 Cornet Imperial 201182 1958 Cornet Imperial 201201 1958 Trumpet Committee 201413 1958 Flugelhorn Imperial #3; no RMC [York Master] 201425 1958 Flugelhorn Imperial [HUC] 201440 1958 Flugelhorn Imperial #3 bore [ebay] 201560 1958 Trumpet Committee deluxe engraving; sold for $2,500 in 2021 [saved photos] 201780 1958 Flugelhorn #3 bore 201785 1958 Flugelhorn Bb [NMM] 202xxx 1958 Trumpet Imperial 203xxx 1958 Tuba BBb 4PV [York Master] 203043 1958 Trumpet Committee 203600 1959 First mention of Magna model sax in January price list; Committee, Imperial & Indiana Chieftain brass. The August price list adds the Custom Committee model cornet & trumpet. 203696 1959 Trumpet Committee M bore 2038xx 1959 Cornet Committee [DeCarlis] 203836 1959 Trumpet Committee Deluxe [ebay] 203857 1959 Cornet Committee 203888 1959 Trumpet Eb Custom Committee style finger rings and cross braces 203960 1959 Sousaphone Eb [ebay] 203966 1959 Sousaphone BBb [York Master] 204xxx 1959 Cornet Imperial 205003 1959 Piccolo Trumpet Committee Deluxe [saved] 205065 1959 Trombone Bass Bb/F [HUC] 205297 1959 Trumpet in C 205356 1959 Trumpet in C [Ghitalla/Sterns] 205385 1959 Trombone Committee 206051 1959 Tuba BBb [HUC] 206936 1959 Tenor Sax Magna [saxophone.org] 207300 1960 Martin offers Indiana, Imperial & Committee cornets & trumpets; Magna model saxophones only. 207440 1960 Flugel Imperial #3 [ebay, sold for $711 in 2021] 207518 1960 Trumpet Custom C [Ghitalla played in 1959/Sterns collection] 207524 1960 Trumpet Custom C [saved] 207567 1960 Trumpet Committee 207687 1960 Trumpet Imperial [HUC] 207725 1960 Trumpet Committee 207740 1960 Trumpet Custom “C”; “TU05”; 0.462”; 5” rose bras bell; no RMC 207755 1960 Trumpet Custom “C” under serial #; 0.460” ML bore; “TU05” (Custom Comm.) rose brass bell; regular water keys, TS brace [Gamon] 207775 1960 Trumpet Imperial 208296 1960 Alto Sax Magna [Saxophone.org] 209062 1960 Cornet Custom [Ghitalla/Sterns] 209136 1960 Cornet Deluxe Comm. M 209671 1960 Trumpet Committee #3 large bore 209715 1960 Trumpet Committee custom engraving 209744 1960 Tuba BBb [HUC] 209891 1960 Trumpet Imperial #1 bore = 0.445" 209952 1960 Trombone Committee valves [HUC] 209973 1960 Trumpet Custom #3 bore = 0.468”; no RMC marking; seller says 1959 209993 1960 Tuba Helicon RMC 210602 1960 Sax Magna 210793 1960 Tenor Sax Magna no RMC [Saxophone.org] 210800 1961 Martin is sold to RMC on December 30th, 1960. 210925 1961 Bari Sax Magna RMC [Saxophone.org] 211xxx 1961 Trumpet Custom RMC; 0.462”; 4.75” bell; rose brass bell; NS trim [HUC] 211063 1961 Trumpet Deluxe Comm. RMC; Dizzy bell; purchased from Martin in 1962 [ebay] 211161 1961 Trumpet Committee [Ghitalla/Sterns] 211273 1961 Trumpet Imperial RMC 211372 1961 Trumpet Custom RMC logo on vlv 2; star over serial # 211442 1961 Trumpet Deluxe Comm. RMC logo on bell 211584 1961 Trumpet Imperial RMC 211911 1961 Trumpet Committee RMC 211971 1961 Trumpet Committee RMC 213110 1961 Trumpet Custom RMC 213274 1961 Cornet Imperial RMC 213305 1961 Trumpet Deluxe Comm. #3 = 0.470”; 4.94” bell [ebay]; RMC warranty card 213600 1962 No mention of Magna model cornet or trumpet in catalog. 213615 1962 Trumpet no model on bell RMC 213790 1962 Trumpet Committee RMC; #3 bore 1962 The Music Man film was released on June 19, 1962. RMC made both Martin Imperial and Reynolds Emperor Music Man models. 215052 1962 Trumpet Imperial RMC; Official Music Man model 215135 1962 Trumpet Imperial RMC; Official Music Man model 215376 1962 Cornet Imperial RMC; Official Music Man model 2156xx 1962 Cornet Imperial RMC; Official Music Man model 215670 1962 Cornet RMC 215783 1962 Trumpet Imperial RMC 216100 1963 216xxx 1963 Cornet Deluxe Comm. LB [ebay] 216434 1963 Cornet Imperial Official Music Man Model; RMC 21691x 1963 Trumpet Deluxe Comm. RMC 217408 1963 Pic. Trumpet Magna 5.25” bell [ebay] 217467 1963 Trumpet Deluxe Comm. Dizzy style bent bell; RMC; bowl mpc; brown case 217507 1963 Trumpet Committee 217568 1963 Trumpet Custom #3; no RMC; 1st slide saddle [Goodwill, sold for $1,200] 218xxx 1963 Trumpet Deluxe Comm. RMC 218186 1963 Trumpet Custom star above serial #; “Custom” on LP; large bore 218427 1963 Flugel Magna #3 bore [ebay] 218462 1963 Flugel Magna [HUC] 21854x 1963 Trumpet Deluxe Comm. RMC [York Master] 218695 1963 Trumpet Committee 218700 1964 218907 1964 Sax Magna “Richards Martin Magna” on bell (still RMC) 219000 Martin is sold to Wurlitzer after the bankruptcy of RMC is finalized on June 26th. 219155 1964 Trumpet Deluxe Comm. no RMC logo [saved] 219176 1964 Trumpet Custom Comm. 219370 1964 Alto Sax Magna no RMC logo; vertical serial # [Saxophone.org] 219595 1964 Trumpet Committee L bore; no RMC mark [York Master] 219807 1964 Trumpet Committee #2 = 0.451”; no RMC or LP marking; Martin by Wurlitzer case possibly original; 1930s style mpc 219863 1964 Trumpet Magna 0.460”; rose brass bell; star above serial #; Wurlitzer case 219869 1964 Trumpet Magna 4-7/8” bell; 0.460” bore; TU05 on LP; custom engraved; star above serial #; no RMC logo [Patton collection] 219914 1964 Trumpet Committee 690846 1964 Cornet Galaxy 690875 1964 Cornet Galaxy [HUC] 700006 1964 Trombone Magna 4400 Bass; 8” bell 700256 1964 Trumpet Wurlitzer case 700529 1964 Cornet Imperial 700645 1964 Trumpet Imperial 700699 1964 Cornet Imperial Wurlitzer case [York Master] 700771 1964 Cornet Imperial Elkhart; USA 700784 1964 Cornet Imperial Elkhart; USA 701280 1964 Trumpet Imperial 4-7/8” bell [ebay] 701492 1964 Trumpet Imperial no RMC 701868 1964 Trumpet Imperial 701869 1964 Trumpet Imperial 702xxx 1964 Trumpet Magna in C 702300 1965 702558 1965 Trumpet Imperial Elkhart, USA 702306 1965 Trumpet Imperial 702858 1965 Cornet Imperial 702962 1965 Trumpet Imperial 703053 1965 Cornet Imperial Wurlitzer case 703499 1965 Trumpet Imperial 703552 1965 Cornet Imperial 703911 1965 Cornet Magna star & L near serial # [saved] 704122 1965 Cornet Imperial 704663 1965 Cornet Imperial 704777 1965 Trumpet Magna 704819 1965 Trumpet Magna 704821 1965 Trumpet Magna Wurlitzer paperwork model 3400; 0.453” 704895 1965 Trumpet Magna star and “L” near serial number; J. Geils collection 705011 1965 Trumpet Magna star below serial [sold for $546 in 2021] 705558 1965 Cornet Imperial 706067 1965 Trumpet Deluxe Comm. “L” under serial; 0.453” bore; no RMC 706480 1965 Trumpet Imperial 706527 1965 Trumpet Imperial 706577 1965 Trumpet Committee 707000 1966 707318 1966 Trumpet Imperial 707867 1966 Trumpet Imperial 707882 1966 Trumpet Imperial 708420 1966 Trumpet Magna in C 708661 1966 Trumpet Imperial 708670 1966 Trumpet Imperial 709604 1966 Trumpet Imperial 709792 1966 Trumpet Imperial 710378 1966 Trumpet Imperial Wurlitzer case [saved] 710794 1966 Trumpet Deluxe 710886 1966 Trumpet Imperial Wurlitzer case 7103xx 1966 Cornet Magna 711000 1966 Trumpet Magna 711116 1966 Trumpet Deluxe 0.453" bore; 4.75" bell [ebay] 711154 1966 Trumpet Imperial [Goodwill] 711245 1966 Trumpet Magna no lead pipe marking; damaged bell [saved] 711307 1966 Trumpet Imperial [ebay] 711432 1966 Trumpet Deluxe 711500 1967 711527 1967 Trumpet Imperial [ebay] 712637 1967 Trumpet Magna 0.460”; rose brass bell; model 3400 on Wurlitzer paperwork 713515 1967 Cornet Imperial 714365 1967 Cornet Deluxe 714369 1967 Cornet Deluxe 714567 1967 Trumpet Imperial 715xxx 1967 Cornet Magna 715xxx 1967 Trombone Deluxe 7.5" bell 715000 1967 Cornet Imperial 715041 1967 Cornet Magna [HUC] 715637 1967 Trombone Imperial [ebay] 715783 1967 Trumpet Imperial 715952 1967 Cornet Imperial [ebay] 717000 1968 717516 1968 Trumpet Magna [Trumpet History] 717710 1968 Trumpet Imperial 720500 1969 723462 1969 Trumpet Galaxy 724528 1969 Trumpet Galaxy 725000 1970 730000 1971 732064 1971 Trumpet Galaxy 846335 ? Flugel Galaxy not marked with Kenosha [David’s Instrument Repair] The saxophones seem to use a separate serial number sequence. 303066 Sax Imperial Wurlitzer case 310079 Sax Magna Wurlitzer Co. [woodwinds using different serial numbers?] 312593 1970 Sax Committee Elkhart 314461 1970 Sax Committee Elkhart 314829 1970 Sax Imperial Elkhart 350xxx 1971 Sax Magna highest Wurlitzer Magna sax said to be 350k [Sax Pics] 1971 Martin is sold to Leblanc of Kenosha; new Committee trumpet is designed by Larry Ramirez. 1972 Leblanc signs a deal with Yamaha to produce all of their student instruments (about 90% of sales). The professional models continue to be made in Elkhorn or Kenosha. 545331 Trumpet Committee T3460; Kenosha; ML [ebay] [saved] 549xxx Trumpet Committee T3460; Kenosha; 0.460” bore 549676 Trumpet Committee T3460; Kenosha 551354 Trumpet Committee T3460 / Kenosha 1981 Ad for new Magna saxophone models. 570006 1981 Tenor Sax Magna Kenosha [Saxophone.org] 576124 Trumpet Committee 894931 Trumpet Committee T3460 / Kenosha 894933 Trumpet Committee 894946 Trumpet Committee T3460 / Kenosha 8981xx Trumpet Committee Kenosha 908612 Trumpet Committee T3465 / Kenosha [ebay] 908778 Trumpet Committee T3565 9091xx Trumpet Committee Kenosha 95xxxx Trumpet Committee T3565; Kenosha; LB 991560 2004? Trumpet Committee T3460 / Kenosha [ebay] 2004 Martin is bought by Steinway and all production ends in Kenosha and Elkhart. 2008 All outsourced Martin instrument production ends.

Instruments marked “Martin Busine” are not related to the Martin Company. Some saxophones are reported as being Dolnet or Grassi stencils and could be purchased through The Unity Catalog which later became LaBelle’s. These would date to the 1960s and 1970s. One cornet found was marked “Italy” and a trumpet was marked “Czechoslovakia”.

538 ? Trumpet The Martin Elkhart, Indiana, USA; "Made in Germany" on inlet