Al Hirt played Leblanc and later Courtois "Al Hirt" model horns. Models 707 sonic and model 207. These horns were made in Paris. Courtois is still in business today and no longer has an affiliation...
Not sure but it looked to be a Benge brand.... Here's what I heard said by someone who attended a Herb Alpert concert in 2009. Alpert takes questions from the audience and was asked about his...
Clifford Brown played on a Blessing Artist model. You can see this trumpet on the cover of his Clifford with strings album. This trumpet is distinctive mainly because the third valve slide is on the...
Well, I just saw Herb Alpert and Lani Hall in concert and he fielded the questions as to his trumpet. He played a Chicago Benge in the TJB days, later a Yamaha, and currently a Sima trumpet. He also...