Sanders/B&S stenciling, photo proof


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Posted by Klaus on August 21, 2002 at 05:19:57:

Came across 3 pictures of a "Sanders" F tuba, that very clearly shows, which factory made it.

The photo of the engraving should show up here. The B&S engraving shows the normal pattern, whereas the line "Made in German Democratic Republic" is not seen on the two 1985 B&S instruments, that I have bought here in Europe.

However this line is interesting insofar, hat it dates this instrument to 1990 or before (the Germanies joined in the fall of 1990).

By that time we here in Denmark were not offered the model with 5 valves all operated by the right hand, only models with 4 valves for the right hand plus 1 or 2 valves for the left hand.

The full front and back picture come in the next postings. They back the B&S engraving by showing the enamel logo sitting on the main tuning slide.

Klaus


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