Posted by Rick Denney on January 14, 2001 at 23:28:19:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Chicago York posted by Brian Frederiksen on January 13, 2001 at 19:31:28:
I've studied those pictures as only a compulsive geek engineer like myself could, and I'm absolutely convinced they are the same horn. If not, then whatever instrument Donatelli is holding is a better copy than the modern copies.
Brian has met the York in person and I haven't, but if Donatelli's big horn in that picture isn't the York, then why have we never heard anything about *that* horn?
The 1920's Besson that belongs to my wife's uncle was originally a satin silver finish, too, and it's now mostly shiny, without too much loss of plating, either. So the satin-ness of Donatelli's horn compared to the York's present shine doesn't persuade me.
I think Joe's theory about why they added the fifth valve (as a BBb change valve) makes a huge amount of sense--I'd never even thought of it.
Rick "never been closer than 200 feet to THE York" Denney