Ernst Modl brass instruments

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The typical Emo trumpet can be recognized by it's orbicular waterkeys, the baluster style bracing and the sloping valve caps and "Selmer'style arched valve stem buttons.

The Word models also have these 'Olds' style valve casings and bottoms.

But on a closer look there is more variation, partly because for the early instruments standard parts were used.

Modl used the model names that we know from Huller & Co: Professional, Champion and World, with the extensions Super and 'De Luxe' and an incidental Standard, Ideale....

Emo Professional

The first few Professional trumpets have the octagonal valve caps and bottoms that are also found on Keilwerth and Wohlrab trumpets. After that they have round caps and bottoms. Then the typical baluster braces also pop up. The waterkey is a traditional one, and stays the same over the years. After finding it's form in the early years the Professional model hasn't changed.

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Emo Professional, octagonal valve caps, traditional braces, valve numbers 1,2,3

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Emo Professional, octagonal valve caps, serial number 4(?) ,valve numbers 1,2,3, traditional braces

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Emo Professional serial number 2, round valve caps

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Emo Professional Bb and C, serial number not known, spin with typical baluster

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Emo Professional Bb and C, serial number 46

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Emo Professional, serial number 4933, baluster and traditional brace

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Emo Professional serial number 8103

Emo Champion

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Emo Champion, serial number 18

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Emo Champion, serial number 32, different engraving on bell

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Emo Champion, serial number 509, underslung waterkey, braces in different styles, hexagonal valve buttons

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Emo Champion, serial number 2676, different engraving on bell, underslung waterkey

Emo Champion Super

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Emo Champion Super, serial number 632, different finger hook, orbicular waterkeys

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Emo Champion Super, serial number 8125, 'Emo'waterkeys and valve buttons