Carpets

I first need to acknowledge the extensive help and guidance I have received from brass gurus far more knowledgable than I will ever hope to be. For example, I have leant heavily on the kind advice of my main guru, Greg Monks , who has created a superb body of work on the history and taxonomy of brass instruments which can be seen on Alan David Perkins's website: Al's Tenor Horn Page. In some cases I have unabashedly plagiarized exact words with their kind permission) especially where it just couldn't be said better!!!

I also must bow to the in-depth body of research and personal assistance by internationally recognized experts such as: Arnold Myers, Director and Curator of the Edinbrough University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments: Dr. Henry Meredith, UWO Profesor of Music. trumpet soloist and collector extraordinaire (3500+ horns!) ; Rob Stewart. the final word in delicate brass restorarion and reproductions; and Franz Streitwieser, trumpeter, author, and creator of the magnificent brass collection at Schloss Kemsegg, Austria. I also call your attention to the new Musical Instrument Museum (TheMIM) which opens in Phoenix in 2010.

Here are some recommended links to other brass instrument collections or resource websites:

Brass Resources

Great site for info on brass instruments, their makers and other details on brass music:

The Historic Brass Society is an international music organization concerned with the entire range of early brass music, from Ancient Antiquity through to the 20th century. The history, music, literature, design and performance practices on early brass instruments such as natural trumpets, natural horn, early trombones, cornettos, serpents, keyed bugles, keyed trumpets, and early valved horns (including 19th century brass instruments) are some of the main areas of interest.

The Tuba Exchange operated by Vince Simonetti in North Carolina also features probably the largest and most diverse collection of Tubas in the USA!! See some pics of Vince's collection!

The new Musical Instrument Museum (TheMIM) will open im Phoenix in 2010. The objective of this exciting new museum The Mission of The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) celebrates the similarities and differences of the world's cultures as expressed through music, which is common to us all.

With musical instruments from every country in the world, MIM will pay homage to the history and diversity of instruments and introduce museum guests to their varied and unique sounds. MIM will be an engaging, entertaining, and informative experience, in which the uninitiated and the knowledgeable, the young and the old will feel welcome.

Museum guests will gain an appreciation for both the musical similarities and unique differences among divergent cultures, countries, and ethnicities through state-of-the-art exhibits. Integrated audio and video experiences will enable guests to appreciate the sounds of instruments from around the world.

Dick Hansen Brass Repair - Brimfield MA Dick has worked wonders on some of my brass treasures - Highly recommended for quality repair at reasonable prices.... contact him at (413) 283-4997 or on e-mail at dhansen@tmsolutionsinc.com

The Brass Player's Museum is run by David Neill in Wilbraham Massachusetts. David has a great number of instruments and opens his museum for bonefide brass players to come and try out some of his old and odd horns.

Tony Bingham London.. Tony is known world over for his truly wonderful shop - which is almost a museum - loaded with all sorts of old rare and unusual instruments for sale. He also sells old books on music and musical instruments. He has finally joined the 21st century with his website!!

Nick DeCarlis is a player and collector of Cornets (and some trumpets) and a serious fan of Buddy Hackett. Information on his cornet collection and other collections can be found at http://www.VintageCornets.com

Eric Totman has a website with pics of many interesting and historical brass instruments - including some for sale. Click on: http://www.horncollector.com/

Bob Beecher has a great website where one can find all one would ever want to know about trombones! http://home.att.net/~bobbeecher/trombone/trombone.html

Tom Izzo reportedly owns the largest privately owned collections of trombones and the the only complete set in history. Take a look at his website at: http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Studio/7875/

Brass Collection of Ron Fabec. Ron is a good friend and colleague who suffers the same affliction as I do- searching out old and strange brass musical instruments in Antique shops and on eBay. These are a few of his recent acquisitions.

Chris Charvat is the Great Grandson of H.N. White- the founder of the King family of brass instruments. He has created a website www.hnwhite.com/ to honor Mr. H. N. White for the instruments he developed and to shed some light on a company about which almost no one knows the real story (turn your volume down!!!)

Dave Ellis is the "King Trumpet Guy" check out his website devoted to King-H.N.White- but turn down your volume first!

The National Music Museum locatd at the University of South Dakota is the Center for the Study of the History of Musical Instruments, and holds some unique collections of Americal, european and non-western instruments. The Curator, Margaret Banks has also created a unique collection of C,G, Conn instruments and is the ultimate word on Conn.