First off has anyone ever heard of Holton Model 410?ĭoes anyone own a model 410 or know a little about the history of the horn? I stumbled upon this instrument while in the archives and am working to catalogue one of them right now. So I am posting here, maybe in vain, but something could happens. So far I have created a list of all the trombones that Holton produced, or at least the ones that I have been able to find from 1907-1963 within the Holton Archives at the Museum, but I have hit a few snags within my research and after talking with a number of good sources I was wondering if anyone within the public has any knowledge of these questions. I am currently working at the National Music Museum researching Trombones made by the Holton company (pre-leblanc era), and had a few questions for those that might know what was happening in the Holton company before 1963. Hello all, This is my first post on the forum, but I have been an avid reader throughout my undergrad. A Holton Slide Cornet/ Soprano Trombone circa 1915-1923 and one from 1940. I am currently cataloguing Holton trombones from the 1930's and have run into a Serial Number issue.
Founded by Frank Holton.Īlthough this was a short lived line of instruments because it was also competing with the 'Collegiate' line.
Holton is a brand owned by Steinway Musical Instruments' Conn-Selmer division. The predecessor to the trombone emerged not long after it occurred to Medieval Europeans that their signaling devices, which we know today as trumpets, could be used. However, if you have a dated receipt of a horn's serial number, please contact us through the link in the header so we can add more detail to this serial number. There are numerous serial numbers lists for Holton instruments on the web today, so the list below I'm not confident on who to attribute this list to. Holton Collegiate Cornet Serial Numbers.Model 85 Revelation Pryorphone, Bell front. Gift of Craig Anderson, Elkhorn, Wisconsin. Made in Chicago, Illinois and Elkhorn, Wisconsin. Model 86 Long Mammoth Model with Double Bell. Gift of George Hendricks, Etna, California.