![]() Frank Compton purchased the company, but stayed only eight years. This is what Chris Holtz (the grandson) has written:īy 1912, the Martin sons came to the conclusion that their contentious infighting could only be solved by selling their stock and going their own ways. 1 This fact was confirmed by the grandson of Martin’s then-President and General Manager, F.A. Music trade publications of the day state that the company was founded in 1928 by senior Martin personnel. Sounds good, right? Too bad that pretty much all the big name vintage sax sites have the info wrong. Some people argue that Martin’s stencil saxes were made at the IBICo’s plant as well. It continued to operate as an independent company until 1942, when it Martin began using the name to produce its brand of student model horns. In 1928 Martin got controlling interest of the Indiana Band Instrument Co. If you were to Google the company name you would undoubtedly come across something that reads like the following paraphrase: Case in point: The history of the Indiana Band Instrument Co., of Elkhart, Indiana. While the Internet can be a great source of information and obscure facts, it can also be an incredible source of very inaccurate information. Notice that there is no mention of Martin? This horn is simply engraved Indiana Band Instrument Co. However, what is of special noteworthiness is the saxophone’s engraving. As a matter of fact, the horn very much resembles my Martin Handcraft. Bevelled tone holes were normal on Martins, and even the front F key was found on Martin saxophones from the Handcraft Phase 3 onwards. tenor.Īt first blush there is really nothing special about this vintage silver plated tenor sax with its gold wash bell. Yesterday morning I noticed a very unassuming, but somewhat unusual sax on eBay: It was this Indiana Band Instrument Co. ![]()
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