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York, J.W. Info

Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2001-09-02 19:05

York, J.W. BI fl Grand Rapids / MI 1882-1940.

1882 established by James Warren York (b Exeter / NH 24 November 1839; d Los Angeles 9 February 1927), earlier a musician working for BOSTON MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTORY, together with his brother as music store and MI importers: 1885 opened factory; assisted for one year by the trombonist HOLTON as 'York & Holton'; from cl900 joined by his sons Frank W. and Charles York, now as 'J. W. York & Sons'; 1914-16 E.A. COUTURIER served as consulting artist: 1926/27 as `York Band Instrument Co.' after buy-out from family, the foreman Alfred J. ('Bill') Johnson becoming part proprietor; 1940 the company sold to Carl FISCHER. Until c1917 specialising in cornet, trombone. See also GETZEN.

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RE: York, J.W. Info

Author: Todd
Date: 2001-09-03 19:58

Thanks Mark, I'm always interested in York info. An interesting York information source is http://web.calstatela.edu/faculty/jswain/brass/ , it has lots of information, and a place to contribute information that anyone might have about a York instrument.
"See also Getzen." ? What relationship existed there?
Todd

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RE: York, J.W. Info

Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2001-09-03 20:07

Anthony James Getzen (founder of Getzen) worked for York.

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