![]() ![]() It is now in the Hartenberger World Music Collections, which states that it was made in 1973 or 1974. The trumpet that Brooks famously played for several decades after that was made by Dominic Calicchio. The notes generated by the trumpet are clear and in tune throughout the entire range of the trumpet…”. In the patent text, he claims that the trumpet “is able to generate like notes from the lower and upper bells of similar volume but different in pitch and brilliance. In the same year, Billy applied for a patent which was granted a year later. ![]() In 1969, Elizabeth Brooks, presumably Billy’s wife, registered a trademark for the term “Skoonum Horn”. The trumpet appears to be an Olds Standard from before WWII or immediately after. Judging by his youthful looks, I would guess that it was taken in the early 1950s. Another Olds instrument with two bells is only known for this photo of it in the hands of Julius “Billy” Brooks. ![]()
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