J.W. YORK & Sons - Brass instrument maker

in circa 1916, Joe (King) Oliver offered to young Louis Armstrong his first high class cornet. It was a JW York & Sons.
Film by Michel Laplace dedicated to the memory of Patrick Delile

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I'm starting to favor these vintage horns, I have a 1921 C melody sax. And i'll be getting a 1911 Perfect tone coming in. These sounds are so hard to recreat without the real thing