[TPIN] Benge 7X

[Steve B]

Maybe my memory is failing me but I thought the
numeric component described the specific bell.  The x
or x+ denoted the bore independently.  I know of a 6x+
Benge.  

Steve
--- TrptJoe at aol.com wrote:

> <<So, How do I tell if it's a .470 or .468?>>
> 
> A 6X has L (large) stamped as the bore size; a 7X
> has LP (large-plus) as the 
> stamping.
> 
> The maufacturing of Benge instruments moved from
> Anaheim (LA Benges) to 
> Eastlake, Ohio, in 1983. Directly lifted from a
> document with which I am overly 
> familiar:
> 
> "When King purchased the Benge Company in 1972 they
> quickly moved the 
> production facilities to Anaheim, California,
> although the bell stamping of Los 
> Angeles remained unchanged.   Also, during the King
> ownership, the product line was 
> expanded to include piccolo trumpets, flugelhorns
> and trombones. 
>      In 1983, the King company decided to
> consolidate their manufacturing 
> facilities and moved production of Benge instruments
> to their Eastlake, Ohio 
> factory.   In 1985 King 
> Musical Instruments was acquired by the C. G. Conn
> Ltd. of Elkhart, Indiana, 
> although production of Benges remained in Eastlake."
> 
> The latest LA Benge that I know of is Dave Sheetz's
> #42993. The are some 
> Benges numbered earlier than that that were made in
> Eastlake, but they've been 
> specialty instruments: #42377 (piccolo) and #42331
> (flugel). Both have USA 
> stamped on the bell instead of Los Angeles.
> 
> Joe Lill
> www.musicbyjoelill.com/benge
> 
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