Normaphone - Revision history

Gwesterhof: /* William 'Hicky' Kelley */

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‎William 'Hicky' Kelley

Gwesterhof: /* William 'Hicky' Kelley */

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‎William 'Hicky' Kelley

Gwesterhof: /* William 'Hicky' Kelley */

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‎William 'Hicky' Kelley

Gwesterhof: /* William 'Hicky' Kelley */

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‎William 'Hicky' Kelley

Gwesterhof: /* William 'Hicky' Kelley */

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‎William 'Hicky' Kelley

Gwesterhof: /* Normaphons overview */

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‎Normaphons overview

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‎Normaphons overview

Gwesterhof: /* Normaphons overview */

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‎Normaphons overview

Gwesterhof: /* Other sax shaped trumpets */

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‎Other sax shaped trumpets

Gwesterhof: /* Other sax shaped trumpets */

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‎Other sax shaped trumpets

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 </gallery><small>William 'Hicky' Kelley playing the Normaphon</small>
-And an add in the Call and Post April 20th 1963 announcing the Modern Jazz Disciples playing in Tia Juana, Cleveland (the caption mentions Curtis Peagler instead of Kelley).
+And here's an add in the Call and Post, April 20th, 1963 announcing the Modern Jazz Disciples playing in Tia Juana, Cleveland (the caption mentions Curtis Peagler instead of Kelley).
 <gallery widths="150" heights="150">
 File:Curtis Peagler.jpg

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 </gallery><small>William 'Hicky' Kelley playing the Normaphon</small>
-And an add in the Call and Post April 20th 1963 announcicing the Modern Jazz Disciples (the caption mentions Curtis Peagler instead of Kelly).
+And an add in the Call and Post April 20th 1963 announcing the Modern Jazz Disciples playing in Tia Juana, Cleveland (the caption mentions Curtis Peagler instead of Kelley).
 <gallery widths="150" heights="150">
-File:Curtis Peagler.jpg File:Call and Post 1963 04 0 6.jpg
+File:Curtis Peagler.jpg
 </gallery><small>William 'Hicky' Kelley and the Normaphon, source: Call and Post 1963</small>

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 </gallery>
-The first know reference of Kelley playing the Normaphone was in the Louisville Defender of June 24th, 1954
+Michael Fitzgerald pointed me to the first know reference of Kelley playing the Normaphone in the Louisville Defender of June 24th, 1954.
-Here he's mentioned as playing in the Curtis Piggler All Stars, a band that originated in Cincinnati one year earlier.
+Here he's mentioned as playing it in the Curtis Piggler All Stars, a band that originated in Cincinnati one year earlier.
-In 1960 Kelley is pictured with his Normaphone in the Cincinnati Enquirer, were the caption mentions that Miles Davis unsuccesively tried to buy the instrument from Kelley. The picture shows that Kelley had extra rings added for the fingers of his left hand.
+In 1960 Kelley is pictured with his Normaphone in the Cincinnati Enquirer, were the caption mentions that Miles Davis unsuccesively tried to buy the instrument from Kelley. The picture shows that Kelley had extra rings added for the fingers of his left hand as well as a strap to keep the instrument in position.
-<gallery widths="150" heights="150">File:Kelley Normaphon The Cincinnati Enquirer 26 06 1960.jpg
+<gallery widths="150" heights="150">
 </gallery><small>William 'Hicky' Kelley playing the Normaphon</small>
-And here's antoher picture, File:Call and Post 1963 04 0 6.jpg
+And an add in the Call and Post April 20th 1963 announcicing the Modern Jazz Disciples (the caption mentions Curtis Peagler instead of Kelly).
 ===Scott Robinson===

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 </gallery>
-File:Kelley Normaphon The Cincinnati Enquirer 26 06 1960.jpg
+The first know reference of Kelley playing the Normaphone was in the Louisville Defender of June 24th, 1954
 ===Scott Robinson===

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 File:Modern jazz disciples1.jpg|<small>MJD, left: William Kelley</small>
 </gallery>
 ===Scott Robinson===

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 nr 0109 tenor Normaphon D.R.G.M Trade Mark/Fabrik Marke coll. Gigion Erino @ern_brass  Yogyakarta Indonesia
-ne 0116 tenor Normaphon D.R.G.M germany, coll.Mark McCormick, Vancouver Washington, US
+ne 0116 tenor Normaphon D.R.G.M Germany, coll.Mark McCormick, Vancouver Washington, US
 nr 0117 soprano Normaphon D.R.G.M. Germany valve casings and caps stamped 10, 11 and 12. coll. NMM 7350 Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999 Vermillion South Dakota US US

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	nr 0109 tenor Normaphon D.R.G.M Trade Mark/Fabrik Marke coll. Gigion Erino @ern_brass Yogyakarta Indonesia		nr 0109 tenor Normaphon D.R.G.M Trade Mark/Fabrik Marke coll. Gigion Erino @ern_brass Yogyakarta Indonesia
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		+	ne 0116 tenor Normaphon D.R.G.M germany, coll.Mark McCormick, Vancouver Washington, US

	nr 0117 soprano Normaphon D.R.G.M. Germany valve casings and caps stamped 10, 11 and 12. coll. NMM 7350 Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999 Vermillion South Dakota US US		nr 0117 soprano Normaphon D.R.G.M. Germany valve casings and caps stamped 10, 11 and 12. coll. NMM 7350 Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999 Vermillion South Dakota US US

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 Somehow it seems to be attractive to make trumpets that have the form of a saxophone. The <strong>[[Jazzophone]]</strong> and the <strong>[[Normaphone]]</strong> are presumably the first ones, dating from the jazz crazy twenties of the last century. But there are more examples, some produced inserie, others built as project horns.
 More at the brasspedia page about <strong>[[Other sax shaped trumpets]]</strong>
 ==Other sax shaped instruments==
 Then there are other sax shaped instruments that are not trumpets. You can find them on the <strong>[[Brasspedia]]</strong> page about <strong>[[Other sax shaped instruments]]</strong>.

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	Somehow it seems to be attractive to make trumpets that have the form of a saxophone. The <strong>[[Jazzophone]]</strong> and the <strong>[[Normaphone]]</strong> are presumably the first ones, dating from the jazz crazy twenties of the last century. But there are more examples, some produced inserie, others built as project horns.		Somehow it seems to be attractive to make trumpets that have the form of a saxophone. The <strong>[[Jazzophone]]</strong> and the <strong>[[Normaphone]]</strong> are presumably the first ones, dating from the jazz crazy twenties of the last century. But there are more examples, some produced inserie, others built as project horns.
	More at the brasspedia page about <strong>[[Other sax shaped trumpets]]</strong>		More at the brasspedia page about <strong>[[Other sax shaped trumpets]]</strong>
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		+	==Other sax shaped instruments==
		+
		+	Then there are other sax shaped instruments that are not trumpets. You can find them on the <strong>[[Brasspedia]]</strong> page about <strong>[[Other sax shaped instruments]]</strong>.