ANTIQUE..ca.1910 THE NATIONAL TRUMPET..CZECHOSLOVAKIA NATIONAL M.S.Co.LTD Start Price USD 85.00 Current Price USD 85.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, October 05, 2008 End Time Friday, October 10, 2008 Location Penticton, British Columbia See more about 'ANTIQUE..ca.1910 THE NATIONAL TRUMPET..CZECHOSLOVAKIA' Description ANTIQUE ca.1910 THE NATIONAL TRUMPET THIS IS ONE WONDERFUL ANTIQUE TRUMPET! IT CAME FROM A GENTLEMAN AGED 93 YEARS YOUNG! THIS TRUMPET WAS GIVEN TO HIM BY HIS FATHER WHEN HE WAS 14 YEARS OF AGE! HE TOLD ME THAT IS FATHER USE TO PLAY IN BANDS AND HE HIMSELF PLAYED FOR YEARS! HE WAS UNABLE TO PLAY ANYMORE SO DONATED THIS TRUMPET TO SOMEONE AND I PURCHASED IT FROM THEM! IF THIS TRUMPET COULD TALK..I AM SURE IT COULD TELL YOU MANY STORIES!!! ON THE BELL IN A LARGE SILVER MAPLE LEAF..THE FOLLOWING IS ENGRAVED: THE NATIONAL (large)..NATIONAL M.S.Co.LTD (below). I TOOK IT TO A MUSIC SHOP AND THE GENTLEMAN RESTORES MANY TRUMPETS..HE SAID HE NEVER SEEN ONE LIKE IT BEFORE! OH..HE OILED THE VALVE CASINGS WHILE ADMIRING IT! I BELIEVE IT IS A SATIN SILVER FINISH WITH SILVER OVER BRASS SLIDES! IT HAS PEARL CAPPED FINGER BUTTONS AND THE CENTER CASING HAS AN ANCHOR AND THE NUMBER 16 PRESENT. THE CASINGS ARE NUMBERED 103..104..AND 105. WHERE THE MOUTHPIECE ATTACHES..I AM SURE IT READS: CZECHOSLOVAKIA! IT COMES WITH A ALL STAR TRUMPET MOUTHPIECE A CONN MUTE AND THE ORIGINAL GEIB & SCHAEFER CASE! THIS TRUMPET IS IN FABULOUS CONDITION CONSIDERING ITS AGE.. ..THERE ARE ONLY A FEW DIMPLE DENTS THAT I CAN SEE! A GOOD CLEAN WOULD MAKE THIS BEAUTY LOOK LIKE GOLD!!! IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR REQUIRE MORE PHOTOS..PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME. THANK YOU!   Place a Bid!