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Martin Committee Deluxe S/n 179966

This Martin Committee Deluxetrumpet is stunning! It was built in 1952 during sweet spot when Martin was making its best horns. This horn is in its original condition. The engraving is the most detailed and ornate engraving I’ve seen on a Committee. Includes original case and mouthpiece.  Instruments with serial numbers between 140,000 and 210,000 are arguably the most valued horns for their playing but good horns were produced later and earlier than those dates. it is a deluxe (which can cut both ways).

When Asked about the Martin Committee Renold Schilke said “ It was a designed by a committee of one, ME’

The Martin Committee trumpet was originally designed in the late 1930s for the Martin Band Instrument Company by a ‘committee’ of diverse players and teachers.
The first advertisement for the Martin Committee ran in the December 1, 1940 issue of Down Beat. It listed the committee as follows:

The input of the committee was taken into consideration during the Committee trumpet’s design process.
The horn became widely adopted in jazz music because of its warm, rich sound and flexible intonation. It has a unique sound that has been described as ‘dark and smokey’.
Miles Davis played custom-made Committees throughout his career. Other notable players include Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Chet Baker, Lee Morgan, Maynard Ferguson, Art Farmer, Wallace Roney, and Chris Botti.

When Martin was purchased by Leblanc, the original Committee design was discontinued and a new instrument carried the name. These horns were produced until 2007, when the Martin brand was dropped by Selmer who had purchased Leblanc in 2004.