Might be a little older than that... maybe from the mid-twenties.
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According to Langwill there were 2 companies that used Elkhart in the company name. The Elkhart Band Instrument company was founded by Andrew Beardsley in 1924 and operated until 1928, when merged with Buescher. Buescher later used the Elkhart Band Instrument Company trademark on some of their instruments.
The Elkhart Musical Instrument Company was founded by Gronert in 1912, and merged with Martin in 1917.
Of course there were a number of band instrument makers in Elkhart over the years, mostly started by people who left the employ of Conn or brands bought by Conn, including Conn, Armstrong, Artley, Blessing, Buescher, Gemeinhardt, Indiana Band Instrument Company, Lesher, Linton, Martin, and Pedlar.
Most of these at some time were affiliated with either Conn or Buescher. When Buescher was bought by Selmer in the 1960s they may have still had the Elkhart trade name, sot his could have been build any time from the 1910s through the 1960s, or later. It could very well have been a Couesnon, imported for Selmer, but I don't know of any way to find out definitively. If it had an engraving of an elk's head on it and said, "Elkhart Band Instrument Co," it would be a Buescher. With just the word Elkhart it's very difficult to tell.
The Elkhart Musical Instrument Company was founded by Gronert in 1912, and merged with Martin in 1917.
Of course there were a number of band instrument makers in Elkhart over the years, mostly started by people who left the employ of Conn or brands bought by Conn, including Conn, Armstrong, Artley, Blessing, Buescher, Gemeinhardt, Indiana Band Instrument Company, Lesher, Linton, Martin, and Pedlar.
Most of these at some time were affiliated with either Conn or Buescher. When Buescher was bought by Selmer in the 1960s they may have still had the Elkhart trade name, sot his could have been build any time from the 1910s through the 1960s, or later. It could very well have been a Couesnon, imported for Selmer, but I don't know of any way to find out definitively. If it had an engraving of an elk's head on it and said, "Elkhart Band Instrument Co," it would be a Buescher. With just the word Elkhart it's very difficult to tell.