Things aren’t always what they seem! Many times an instrument stamped with one name was actually made by another manufacturer. The identity of the true maker is often impossible to trace, but here are a few of the most commonly seen “stencils” and their true identity. These horns are NOT the same as the manufacturer’s “house brand” and do NOT follow the same serial number sequence. There is almost no information available on Asian made stencils. There are plenty more out there that do not appear on this list because I am unsure of their origin. It was not at all uncommon for a company to source horns from multiple vendors, hence multiple entries.
BUESCHER MADE
American Artist
American Capitol
American Premier
Artist
Blessing
Bruno
Bundy
Cafaro Special
Carl Fischer
Cole & Dunas
Crusader
Ditson
Elkhart
Elkhorn
Getzen
Harwood Professional
Jenkins
Legionnaire
Lyon & Healy
Lyons Monarch
Perfactone
Royal Artist
Sherwood
Silvertone
Spangler
Supertone
The Yankee
Tom Brown
USA
Vega
Vocotone
Weymann
Windsor
Wolverine
Wurlitzer
CONN MADE
Abbott Premier
American Artist
American First
American Hagar
American Perfecto
American Triumph
Bandmaster
Beaufort American
Bruno
Carl Fischer
Cavalier
C. J. Spangler
Cole & Dunas
Columbian
Commodore
Commoinwealth
Concertone
Continental Colonial
Crusader
Elkhart
Grand Opera
Gretsch
Hamilton
Harry Pedler
Harwood
Horace
Jenkins
Kalashians Kleartone
Kalacific
Keefer
La Pacific
Lefleur
Liberty
Lyon & Healy
Olympian
Pan American
Perfection
Pride of Elkhart
Sears & Roebuck
Selmer New York
Sherwood
Supertone
Symphony
Tom Brown
Varsity
Vega
Velvetone
Virginian
Werlein Special
Whittle Zenith
Wm. Meyer American
Wolverine
Wurlitzer
Xcelo
York
COUTURIER MADE
King
Lyon & Healy
HOLTON MADE
Gretch
Rudy Weidoft
KING MADE
American Professional
American Standard
American Scholastic
Cleveland
Gladiator
Olympian
Vega
MARTIN MADE
Abbott Premier
American Artist
American Perfection
American Professional
Bandmaster
Beaufort American
Bel Canto
Bettoney
Blessing
Bruno
Commander
Champion
Colonial
Concertone
Couesnon
Couturier
Dick Stabile
Diplomat
Dorn & Kirschner
Elkhart
Gary
Gold Star
Harmony
Honercomb
Horace
Indiana Band Instrument
Kingston
Knickerbocker
Lewin
Lyon & Healy
Lyric
Manhattan
Mastercraft
Melody Master
Midwestern
Oliver Ditson
Pedler
Perfacktone
Premier American
Reynolds
Sherwood
Standard Artists
Standard American
Supertone
Symphony
Tempertone
Wurlitzer
Vega
Viking
MALERENE MADE
Acme
Artiste
Buffet Dynaction
Carl Fischer
Cartier
Community
Criterion
Diplomat
Grenadier
Hallmark
Leggett Special
Linton
Lyceum
Martel
Mercury
M. Pierre
Supreme
The Music Center
SELMER MADE
Adolphe
DeVille
YORK MADE
Wolverine
J. KEILWERTH MADE
Alexandre
Bandmaster
De Villier
Couf
Royalist
Conn DJH
Buffet
Edgeware
Marco
Corvair
Marco
Vincent Albert
Martelle
Winsall
Bundy Special
Armdstrong
Heritage
King Tempo
Champion
Calvert Deluxe
Roxy
Senator
The New King
Tone King
PIERRET MADE
Olds Ambassador
Olds Parisian
Santy Runyon
DORFLER & JORKA MADE
Artist 300
Boucet
Carl Ludwig
Carl Schillert
Clinton
Condor
Convair
De Villiers
Diamond
Bebr. Alexander Mainz
H. Genet
Impala
Jubilee
La Sete Professional
National
Original Hopf Classic
Paragon
Pierre Maure Artiste
Rene Dumont
Roxy
Senator
SML
Star Tone
Symphonic
Toneline
Voss
HAMMERSCHMIDT MADE
DABICO
Genton
Huttl
LaFleur
Le Meilleur Du Monde
Lipson
Silvertone
DOLNET MADE
Jean Cartier
Jules Revan
La Chambre
SML MADE
Alexandra
Contempra
Finnish Marigaux
King Marigaux
Jenco Harmonia
Pichard
Vedette
Woodwind
