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    • Damon McQueary
      Damon McQueary last edited by Damon McQueary

      Hello, another obnoxious post about aging a trumpet. Couple years back I picked up a King Silver Flair 2055T for a price I couldn't pass up. My problem now is figuring out when it was produced. My serial is 5 633XXX no clue when this would've been....

      1976 Getzen Eterna Severinsen Model ML
      195? Getzen 80 "Super Deluxe" Cornet
      1925 King Liberty Model Artist Bore
      2007 Giardinelli GTR-512
      1975 Olds Ambassador
      1997 King Silver Flair 2055T
      '04-'05 Bach Soloist

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      • J. Jericho
        J. Jericho Global Moderator @Damon McQueary last edited by J. Jericho

        @damon-mcqueary I don't know about the "5" prefix, but there's this:
        https://www.trumpet-history.com/Early King Models.pdf
        Here's a detail:
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        Also, there's no harm in contacting The H. N. White Company, LLC at https://www.hnwhite.com/ and Conn-Selmer http://www.selmer.com/en-us/instruments/band-instruments/trumpets/2055t .

        '62 Olds Studio Trumpet
        '67 Olds Special Trumpet
        2013 Dillon Pocket Trumpet
        '83 Yamaha YFH-731 Flugelhorn
        1919 York Perfec-Tone Cornet
        '50 Olds Studio Trombone
        Shofar

        "If it was just up to me, I'd only have trumpet players on my show." - Jackie Gleason

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        • Damon McQueary
          Damon McQueary @J. Jericho last edited by

          @j-jericho thank you!

          1976 Getzen Eterna Severinsen Model ML
          195? Getzen 80 "Super Deluxe" Cornet
          1925 King Liberty Model Artist Bore
          2007 Giardinelli GTR-512
          1975 Olds Ambassador
          1997 King Silver Flair 2055T
          '04-'05 Bach Soloist

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          • ROWUK
            ROWUK Veterans & Military Musicians Western Europe Group Monette Club last edited by

            Horn u Copia has essentially identical info:
            https://www.horn-u-copia.net/serial/Kinglist.html

            as does Conn/Selmer:
            https://www.conn-selmer.eu/resources/serial-numbers/king

            Around 1976.

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            • Damon McQueary
              Damon McQueary last edited by

              Mission accomplished it is a 1997, thank you to all who made suggestions!!!

              1976 Getzen Eterna Severinsen Model ML
              195? Getzen 80 "Super Deluxe" Cornet
              1925 King Liberty Model Artist Bore
              2007 Giardinelli GTR-512
              1975 Olds Ambassador
              1997 King Silver Flair 2055T
              '04-'05 Bach Soloist

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                administrator Global Moderator @Damon McQueary last edited by

                @damon-mcqueary said in I've about given up on figuring out my King 2055t age:

                Mission accomplished it is a 1997, thank you to all who made suggestions!!!

                That's what we're here for.

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