ART DECO THREE TONE GETZEN TENOR TROMBONE IN ORIGINAL CONDITION. THIS IS ONE OF THE PRETTIEST TROMBONES FROM THAT ERA THAT YOU WILL EVER SEE. ALL ORIGINAL!! WITH COPPER BAND AROUND BELL THAT IS MARKED GETZEN SUPER DELUXE ELKHORN, WIS.
SERIAL NUMBER 38043 PAT PEND AND NUMBER 22 ON SLIDE BRACE AT THE TOP.
VERY INTERESTING SLIDE LOCK THAT IS A THUMB WHEEL. FINGER REST ON SLIDE. FINGER RING ON BODY. COPPER BANDS AROUND SLIDE BRACES. COPPER BANDS AROUND TUNING SLIDES. HEAVELY RIBBED BRACE ON BACK OF TUNING SLIDE. COPPER PLATED LOWER CROOK ON SLIDE. ORIGINAL CASE, GLADSTONE STYLE. THAT IS IN VERY NICE CONDITION FOR ITS AGE. NO MAJOR DENTS. ONE AREA OF BELL ABOUT AN INCH LONG THAT WAS ROLLED OUT. NO SIGNS OF MAJOR REPAIR WORK. WE LEFT THE HORN IN ORIGINAL FINISH AND PATINA. THE OVERALL APPEARANCE FOR A HORN OF THIS AGE IS GREAT. THE HORN WAS CLEANED,TUNING SLIDE IS FREE AND CLEAN. NEW WATER KEY CORK. THIS IS A VERY STRIKING HORN WITH THE DIFFERENT FINISHES. HEAVEY FANCY SLIDE BRACES. I HAVE SEEN MANY OF THIS SUPER DELUXES IN TRUMPETS BUT VERY FEW IN TENOR TROMBONES. THE C SHAPED BRACES WITH THE COPPER GIVE IT THAT ART DECO APPEARANCE. THE SLIDE IS FREE AND CLEAN! VERY EASY! CASE SHOWS SOME WEAR FOR ITS AGE BUT WORKS GREAT. YOU WOULD BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A COOLER LOOKING TROMBONE THAT PLAYS AS WELL AS IT LOOKS!Getzen HistoryA Family Tradition BeginsIt all started in 1939 when Anthony Getzen decided to take a chance. He had recently resigned his position as the Plant Superintendent of the Frank Holton Company to take his shot at achieving the American dream. After nearly 20 years in the musical instrument industry, Tony put his knowledge and skills to the test and the Getzen Company was born.Things started out slowly on Geneva Street in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. On its first day of business, the company opened with just Tony and his three employees working in a converted dairy barn behind the Getzen family home. At the time, the company’s focus was on band instrument repair. The Getzen Company quickly began to earn a name for itself as a well respected repair shop thanks to the hard work of Tony and his staff. Working so closely with so many brands of instruments exposed Tony and his crew to the good and the bad of instrument design and build quality. All of that acquired knowledge would come in very handy, but new horn manufacturing was still years away.In 1946 the benefits of a rapidly growing, post World War II America prompted the shift from instrument repair to instrument manufacturing. It all started with a relatively small line of trombones. Only 1,000 trombones were built that first year, but a quickly growing market and fan base showed that there was indeed a place for Getzen in the world of brasswind manufacturing. Capitalizing on that success, the first Getzen trumpets and cornets were being delivered to customers around the country the next year. It wasn’t long before these new Getzen instruments were gaining popularity in the music world. Tony and his staff drew on their experience in both production and repair to design instruments that not only had an emphasis on playability and performance, but also on durability. As market share continued to grow, another product line expansion came in 1949 with the addition of a full line of piston bugles. In just under a decade, the company had gone from a small, repair shop to a full fledged manufacturer of brasswinds.During the growth of that first decade, the family tradition of the Getzen Company was firmly established. Tony’s three sons, J. Robert, William, and Donald all worked for their father during breaks from school and after returning home from the military at the war’s end. After working closely with his father since the early days of the company, Tony’s eldest son Bob was promoted to the position of Plant Superintendent in 1949.Over the next ten years the company continued to grow. By the end of the fifties, the Getzen Company employed over 80 people and the annual production ballooned as well. Following this boom came advances in the quality and design of Getzen instruments, most notably their industry leading student instruments. The company was an undeniable success and even the competition took notice. In 1956 Vincent Bach was quoted in a Getzen print ad as saying, “They certainly are very beautiful horns, and Getzen can be proud of being able to turn out such a fine instrument…”Following in his father’s footsteps, Bob Getzen resigned his position with the Getzen Company in 1959. Later that year, Bob founded Allied Music Corporation, a wholesale instrument repair shop. Allied Music opened in a brand new, 3,000 square foot building less than a mile from the Getzen Company’s location. The first day of business for Bob and his one employee marked an exciting new start. However, that first day was a quiet one as they opened the shop with zero customers. Around this same time, Bill Getzen decided that the music business wasn’t for him. Instead, he chose a career in law and became a very successful attorney. The third brother, Don Getzen, remained with the Getzen Company having made the shift from manufacturing to focusing more on the management side of the business.The following year, family ownership of the Getzen Company came to an end. Late in 1960, after 21 years in business, Tony sold the Getzen Company to Milwaukee attorney Harold M. Knowlton. Initially, the terms of the sale had Tony staying on with the company in a management role. However, this working relationship lasted less than a year. Shortly after the purchase, Mr. Knowlton moved the company from its original home in the old \"barn\" to its new location at 211 West Centralia Street. All of the original employees remained with the company, including Don Getzen. He was the final Getzen to be involved with the company for years to come. It would take another 31 years and the success and prosperity of two generations before the family would own its namesake once again.courtesy :getzen.com
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