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Re: Yark baritone - Yark ?

Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 10:15 am
by windshieldbug
It really is a York (at least in name... )

After York was bought by Carl Fisher in 1940, they went through a period where the "O" in YORK was triangle-shaped. Many of the big instruments during the Fischer years were stencils, besides being engraved with the peculiar logo. As bloke notes, B&M was one source for the "Artist" and "Master" horns.

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Re: Yark baritone - Yark ?

Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 6:59 pm
by Kevin Hendrick
Thanks, Mike -- glad to know it's legit. They did go for unusual lettering, didn't they? Reminds me of that batch of "Y.M. Dork and Sons" auctions a while back. :)

Re: Yark baritone - Yark ?

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 3:25 pm
by J.c. Sherman
At my shop, we call all the post US Yorks "Yarks"... it's funny but it helps to identify which horn or what kind someone's talking about; "hey, is that a Yark over there?" " no, it's a 'Silvertone'"

J.c.S.