CHICAGO BENGE TRUMPET Start Price USD 1,300.00 Current Price USD 1,300.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, November 04, 2008 End Time Friday, November 28, 2008 Location Leeds, UT See more about 'CHICAGO BENGE TRUMPET' Description THIS IS A VINTAGE (EARLY 1950'S) CHICAGO BENGE TRUMPET. SERIAL NUMBER 2952. IT IS SILVER PLATED AND IS A MEDIUM LARGE BORE. ON THE BELL: THE BENGE STAFF LOGO, RESNO-TEMPERED BELL, CUSTOM BUILT BY E. BENGE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. AFTER I BOUGHT THE HORN, I HAD ELDEN BENGE (IN BURBANK) PUT A PROTECTIVE PATCH ON THE 2ND VALVE SLIDE AND ON THE LEAD PIPE WHERE YOUR RIGHT THUMB RESTS. HE ALSO MODIFIED THE LEAD PIPE FOR ME (TO BLOW A LITTLE FREER). THE VALVES ARE ALL TIGHT AND SMOOTH AND THE SLIDES ARE ALL FREE. THERE ARE A FEW MINOR DINGS AND DENTS. THERE IS SOME ACID PITTING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE 1ST AND 3RD VALVE CASINGS. IF I WERE TO PLAY AGAIN, THE ONLY SERIOUS WORK I WOULD HAVE DONE IS TO RE-SILVER PLATE THE HORN. IT WILL COME WITH A LARGE CASE IN GOOD CONDITION. I BOUGHT THIS HORN IN 1960 FROM STUDIO MUSICIAN CLAYTON CASH, WHO BOUGHT IT FROM CONRAD GAZZO. I PLAYED THIS HORN IN LA, LAS VEGAS, AND ON THE ROAD FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS. I HAVE BEEN RELUCTANT TO SELL THIS HORN AS IT WAS SO MUCH A PART OF MY MUSICAL CAREER. IT IS A SPECIAL HORN AND WILL ONLY BE APPRECIATED BY A SPECIAL TRUMPET PLAYER. Place a Bid!