![]() Note that this is, to date, the last instance the Marching Men were used on a brasswind bell (when UMI absorbed Conn in 1985, the 18A was discontinued and the Marching Men were only used on printed ads/boxes/case tags until 2003, but the 20H was apparently being shipped with 18H bells by the 1990s).ġ971-1985 - 'C. Below the trapezoid, the word 'Director' was added in a unique font, with 'C. The Marching Men were kept in the same trapezoid as the 'semi-floral' pattern, but the 'floral' part was removed. The 18A cornet originally used the 'semi-floral' bell engraving, but eventually it became one of Daniel J. ġ981-1990s - No Pattern with Simplified Marching Men in trapezoid/'Director' on bell ![]() ![]() Below 'CONN', there was a floral piece and 'U. The new 16A utilized a new bell design, with a 'semi-floral' pattern above a new Marching Men layout: the Marching Men were simplified, and they were inside a simple trapezoid. The Marching Men retained the 'detail' they had from older bells: facial details, uniform buttons, etc., plus, they were inside the 'arch' from older designs.ġ976-1981 - Semi-Floral/'Floral Crown' Pattern with Simplified Marching Men in trapezoid ![]() A.' of older bells, since the 19A/21A were Japanese-made. Note that the bell patterns here applied to cornets, trumpets, and trombones, although I use the cornet model number for convenience.ġ971 - Shooting Stars with Detailed Marching Men in archĮarly on, the 19A/21A recycled the old 'shooting stars' engraving from the earlier 15A/17A Directors, minus the 'U.
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