[to be added to and updated regularly]
Cornets [C] Trumpets [T] Flugelhorns [F]
Key: all instruments are in key of Bb unless a different key is specified
Pitch: all instruments are low pitch, unless indicated otherwise. Many instruments in the early 20th Century were supplied with alternate slides allowing LP or HP.
Location: all instruments are located in Croydon 3136 Australia
Instruments by Martin
A short History of Martin brasswinds can be found by selecting “Martin” at https://www.horn-u-copia.net/Reference/display.php
[above] Al Hirt with his Martin
The amazing Martin 50 year guarantee [below]
[above] Martin Committee ad 1948
- [above] Page from Martin catalog circa 1956
- [above] Martin LeBlanc catalog T3460
Committee trumpets
- 1/5 Large bore Martin Committee trumpet in black enamel with gold trim
| Martin Committee trumpet – Kenosha Wisconsin Black lacquer – gold plate trim For me, music and life are all about style – Miles Davis |
- 2/5 Medium bore Martin Committee trumpet in blue enamel With gold trim
- 3/5 Medium bore Martin committee Trumpet T3460
4/5 Martin Committee T3460 trumpet [includes a Martin mouthpiece and a hard shell case]
Beautifully engraved raw brass Martin Committee trumpet
excellent condition
[https://www.vintagebrasswindsaustralia.com/2025/03/15/miles-davis-martin-instruments/ ]
- 5/5 Medium large bore Martin Committee Deluxe trumpet [below]
Committee alternatives
Various other Martin models are sometimes suggested as alternatives or equivalents to the Committee model. And it would be easy to conclude that amongst Martin Committee users there is a hierarchy of preferences.
Others to consider include –
- Imperial models, especially Handcraft Imperials
- large bore Imperials
- large bore Indiana models
- reverse leadpipe Handcraft models
- large bore Martins
- many Dansant models
For players there are rewarding qualities to discover about Martin instruments.
Magna
- Martin Magna trumpet in original hard shell case
Brand: Martin as Wurlitzer
Type: Magna, [Committee equivalent ]
Bell Material: Yellow Brass, Finish: Clear Lacquer, Key: Bb, Valve Material: Monel,
Skill Level: Professional,
Bore Size: .460, Valves Type: Piston
Martin Magna professional trumpet in excellent condition
For Martin [RMC and Wurlitzer by the time this was made] the Committee Model evolved into the Magna and was regarded - depending on the taste and idiosyncrasies of the player - as a step up from the Committee.
A great instrument - perhaps with a bit more versatility than a Committee, and extremely easy to live with.
Valves are superb - compression is excellent - the first valve trigger operates, and all slides move as they should.
Comes with the original paperwork, the original Martin/Wurlitzer hard case, and a zip up plastic case cover.
No mouthpiece included - a selection of Martin mouthpieces is available
- Martin standard handcraft Trumpet – Silver
- Martin Standard Handcraft Trumpet
- Martin Handcraft imperial trumpet
- Martin Handcraft Imperial trumpet manufactured in 1934
This trumpet is from the Handcraft era – the stage that Martin was offering a 50 [Fifty] year guarantee on its brass instruments.
Made late in 1933 this has a reverse leadpipe [which had been on some earlier Martins as well] and is a medium bore [2] instrument.
There is wear on the silver in the normal places [where hands and fingers go]. Valves are in very good condition and have no slack or sideways movement. Bell has a gold wash.
Some restoration was done by Melbourne brass craftsman Don Stewart https://www.brokenwind.com.au/home
An extremely playable trumpet with good valves, good feel, and great [typical Martin] tone.
Engravings are – bell – “Martin Handcraft Imperial Elkhart Ind. USA”; valve block – serial number; 1,2,3; 2; valves – valve number and serial
- several M bell trumpets [the same bell as the Committee model] with serial numbers dating from mid 1930s to the introduction of the Committee models. A Martin Handcraft Imperial trumpet bell is shown below. The M is placed between the lion’s paws.
serial number: 1317xx – an exceptional professional trumpet – Small wear here and there, one ding on the underside of the bell, about the diameter of a pencil eraser. No other dings or dents noted; some wear to the lacquer.
This trumpet is in full working condition. The valves are like greased lightning, and the slides all move fine. Micro-tuning features on two different slides.
Comes in a Rudy Mück fake crocodile case which is in fabulous condition; it even has the original set of keys. The case is covered with a lined, fitted outer “Shut-tite” brand canvas shell with leather bumpers and metal feet.
Martin cornets – Committee, Handcraft, Standard, Imperial, Indiana, DeLuxe, Magna
- Martin Committee Cornet
Martin Flugels [Fluegels]-
- 1 of 2: Martin Imperial – large bore 1950s brass – plays perfectly – could do with a refinish
Miles Davis played an Imperial Flugel in Concerto d’Aranjuez – the Sketches of Spain collaboration with Gil Evans:
…….. Sketches of Spain, was recorded in late 1959 and early 1960 and features an exceptional adaptation of Joaquin Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, originally written for guitar and orchestra, as well as a gripping Davis performance on “Saeta.” At his most inspired moments, Davis could now manage to draw a primal cry from the horn, a haunting sound unlike anything else in modern jazz. ………… [from Ted Gioia’s The History of Jazz]
- 2 of 2 – Martin Magna Flugel – near mint with original hardshell case
Martin euphoniums and baritones
- Martin double belled euphonium
Plenty of patina – but this instrument is in excellent playing condition and it gets a public outing from time to time, once at Port Fairy Folk festival when Havana Palava last played there, and once or twice around Melbourne recently.
The small bell is activated by the fourth valve which brings in a sound and tone very similar to a valve trombone. Great for creating a call and response.
Other Martin Euphoniums – great players – are available
- Martin Mellophone
Lacquered brass in original hardshell case