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Would "Mendez trumpet" be off topic? :)
Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 7:54 pm
by Dan Schultz
Surely there are a few of you who are trumpet enthusiasts, too! I just purchased an Olds 'Mendez' trumpet... serial number 86004. My preliminary research indicates that production of these trumpets began in late 1952 with serial number 86000. The first fifty were designated 'presentation' units and were intended for Raphael Mendez's personal friends. Anyone have more information?
Re: Would "Mendez trumpet" be off topic? :)
Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 8:41 pm
by JB
The person you need to contact is Prof. David Hickman, Regent’s Professor at Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. He is very, very helpful with such inquiries and requests with all things Mendez-related.
Email:
David.Hickman@asu.edu
WebPage:
http://music.asu.edu
See
http://mendezlibrary.asu.edu/about.htm#contact for more information and description of the library and its holdings.
The Rafael Méndez Library, located in the School of Music at Arizona State University, is under the directorship of Regents’ Professor David Hickman and is operated by the Summit Brass.
As well, check out
http://www.trumpetherald.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=31
He is the
Rafael Méndez Forum Moderator and goes by the name
trpt.hick.
Re: Would "Mendez trumpet" be off topic? :)
Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 8:52 pm
by Dan Schultz
JB wrote:The person you need to contact is Prof. David Hickman, Regent’s Professor at Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. He is very, very helpful with such inquiries and requests with all things Mendez-related.....
Great information. Thanks!
Re: Would "Mendez trumpet" be off topic? :)
Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 9:04 pm
by JB
TubaTinker wrote:JB wrote:The person you need to contact is Prof. David Hickman, Regent’s Professor at Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. He is very, very helpful with such inquiries and requests with all things Mendez-related.....
Great information. Thanks!
My pleasure. May I respectfully request that you keep us informed of what you discover? Sounds like a special instrument, and one that may have some "history" attached.
Re: Would "Mendez trumpet" be off topic? :)
Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 8:16 am
by iiipopes
Two more sites for general information:
The Olds Register
http://www.theoldsregister.com/" target="_blank
Olds Central
http://rouses.net/trumpet/olds.htm" target="_blank
Re: Would "Mendez trumpet" be off topic? :)
Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 2:00 pm
by Søren
There is a couple of pro trumpet players here in Denmark who uses these trumpets exclusively and own multiple samples.
A good trumpet (even by todays standard) as I understand it.
Re: Would "Mendez trumpet" be off topic? :)
Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 8:08 pm
by Biggs
No trumpeter I, but Mendez rocked - his namesakes no doubt do as well. I am very jealous of your find!
Re: Would "Mendez trumpet" be off topic? :)
Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 12:24 pm
by MaryAnn
Hmmm, I have one of these. Missed when the thread went up. Mine is 402XXX serial number. Bought it on the bay, of course, several years ago. Mine has been re-done, but plays just as well as my partners 402XXX series that has not been redone. Partner has three fab trumpets...the Mendez, a Bach Strad (old, good one) and a Getzen Eterna. All play very well, but the Mendez plays better than the other two, which is why I bought mine. Don't care that it's not original, care how it plays, which is fabulous. I'm no trumpet player, but I still like this one, which is sitting on a stand about five feet from me. Valve action like butter, easy full range, flexible sound.
MA