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Blessing band musical instrument catalog, 1982

Blessing was established ca. 1906-1907, when Emil Karl Blessing began manufacturing brass instrument valves and parts. These initially were supplied to other makers, then he began making complete instruments under his own name; Blessing made stencils for other brands for most of their existence in Elkhart, before the brand became part of St. Louis Music and manufacturing was outsourced to China. This catalog has a 1982 copyright date, and it contains items like the herald trumpet, special versions of which would be made for the 1984 Olympics opening ceremony. Unlike the 1985 version , it does not have saxophones or clarinets. It does, however, list piccolos and flutes. Items like the piccolo trumpet, a Couesnon stencil from France, are not present. The photos were staged in the former Beardsley mansion "Ruthmere", and the marching brass are set around a Choralcelo, a notable early electronic musical instrument like an electronic organ.

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