From the Brad Goode Collection!
Very (!!!) rare King Liberty Small Bore trumpet
Most of the liberty models you see online are the .448 bore ones and have been basically played to death. This one has a .438 bore, silver plate and gold trim. It's quite beautiful of a horn!
Small #1049: Bell 4.25, Bore .438, Weight 35 ounces, length 19.75."
Here's Brad's comment when I was receiving the horns: “It’s a very bright horn!”
Here's a video of Brad playing the Liberty:
As you can see the valves look pretty bad (very typical of King horns of this era... in the 30's they started chroming their valves which made them look better but not have nearly as good compression.
This horn plays well with Berp 3 valve oil actually and has good compression.
Here's a bit of historical information from the HN White page:
The Liberty Trumpet (model #1050) first shows up in the 1920 King catalog. By far the most numerus trumpet made by HN White especially in the earliest configuration the King Liberty trumpet was the first big hit for the company in the trumpet market.
In 1926-27 solid Sterling Silver bell became an option with the bell being engraved with Silver Tone. Also in 1926 came the biggest with the addition of different bores,
Artists #1051: Bell 4.75, Bore .468, Weight 37 ounces, length 19.75"
Medium #1050: Bell 4.50, Bore .448, Weight 36 ounces, length 19.75"
Small #1049: Bell 4.25, Bore .438, Weight 35 ounces, length 19.75."
During the 1930’s and 40’s it is very common to see two types of valve designs, springs below the valve and springs on top of the valve. Then in 1933 the #1050 was redesigned to King Liberty #2 with only a medium bore size (.448) availability. The next design change came in 1945 with a new main tuning brace design. The last and final design change came in 1963 the elimination of the third valve slide nut and new bracing. The 1963 King Liberty Model Trumpets remained unchanged until the company was sold in 1965. Most if not all King Liberty Trumpets were made with a two piece bell configuration.
Diameter of the Bell: 4.5 Inches
Bore: Small, Medium, large
Weight: 38 Ounces (after 1924 only 36 oz.)
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