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 Post subject: Re: Atkinson Double Horns
PostPosted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 4:45 am 
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Location: USA, San Diego, California
WHERE ARE ATKINSON HORNS MADE?

I just got back from spending the afternoon with Mark Atkinson of Atkinson Brass Company. All the horns and all the horn parts are made and assembled at his shop in Burbank. His metal is shipped in from the NorthEasterrn United States.

The question came up earlier why are some only $4,000.00 and some $7,000.00 plus?
The answer is the less expensive Urfurt/Kruspe models are made pretty much with the stock pipe that is delivered. The more expensive Geyer models are made with thinner walled tubes. This requires 'pulling' them, perhaps several times and results in some damaged tubes that need to be discarded and higher labor costs because of the additional time spent on the instrument. Also the Erfurt models are generally being made with a 2 part bell (less labor) and the Geyers models are beign made with a one piece bell. Again,more time is spent on the Geyer model bell and also there are more reject pieces.

He and his crew make thier own slides, tubes, braces, rotor valves, and valve casings.
I hope this answer many of your questions.


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 Post subject: Re: Atkinson Double Horns
PostPosted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 11:21 pm 
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They still say that the parts are all made in China and, in some cases, assembled in the USA. Has anyone tried an Atkinson horn?


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