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Mike Pawul

U.S.

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Expertise

I am familiar with most trumpets, cornets, and flugelhorns. I can answer most questions about playing and musicality. Best of all, if I can't answer it directly I play regularly in several bands and have many "old timers" that are familiar with most things that I am not. I collect, repair, and refinish old horns and have sold over 600 with more than 400 on ebay

Experience in the area

I have played since 1965 and studied with many directors and trumpeters. I have been collecting since 2002 and have over 150 horns in my personal collection. I have done repair and refinsh since 2003 and have done work on over 900 horns.

Organizations

Kosair Shrine Brass Band and Dance Band, The Notables, The Mello Tones, Bourbon City Brass Band, River Cities Concert Band, Derby City Brass Band, University of Louisville Community Band, Member of Trumpet Players International Network (TPIN), Bugles Across America (BAA), Member of the National Association of Professional Band Instrument Repair Technicians (NAPBIRT)

Education/Credentials

I played at Brunswick High School. I played through college and have a BS in Business Administration from Trinity College. Of course, I am still learning from all my friends that play and work on trumpets around the world.

Awards and Honors

Without being vain, numerous awards and have played in several honor bands.

What do you like about this subject?

As my wife will tell you...I am a trumpet geek!

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Jim	02/11/12	10	10	10	Thanks for taking the time to answer .....
Michael	12/31/11	10	10	10	This answer was a giant step for .....
Matt	12/23/11	10	10	10
Nate	12/22/11	10	10	10	My questions were answered really well, it .....
Douglas	12/21/11	10	10	10	Mike Thank you for your reply.

Recent Answers from Mike Pawul

2011-12-26 trying to find out age of flugelhorn:

Martin, The key to the dating of your horn is the word "foreign". That means that LaFleur or Boosey didn't make it. But they contracted another maker to do it for them. Since that is the case it could

2011-12-14 Revelle trumpet made in Italy:

Matt, The horn was most likely made by Orsi in Italy. Revelle was a stencil name that was imported to the US and was made by several of the companies in Europe. It is very hard to track origins of stencil

2011-12-10 Director Marching Men Trumpet by CG Conn, LTD:

Kimberly, The Director line was a nice playing student model. If he likes it then it is a good deal for you. They are about on line with the King 600, but if his was worn you still upgraded him to a nicer

2011-12-05 OBC Penn Trumpet Serial#67593:

Amethyst, Ohio Band made horns for several small music stores and companies. The Penn line was sold in Pennsylvania by several music stores. The serial dates the horn to around 1954 from the Cleveland

2011-12-05 Frank Holton Trumpet:

The serial dates the horn to 1909 and the Chicago era of the Holton Company. Most likely it is a cornet and not a trumpet. The N P model was very popular and plays pretty well. The value is determined

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