With a very interesting background that includes welding and watch repair, John combined his skills to become one of the sought-after band instrument repair technicians in the state. After attending the Allied School, its founder, Larry Seaver. Larry Seaver spent decades designing, engineering and producing parts, instruments and tools for band and orchestras.
He was always thinking about ways to better a process or improve an instrument. Over his career in the music Doc Severinsen.
Unlike the corporate giants, however, Getzen's production is based much more on hand labor, and this allows them to create instruments with more individuality compared to those that are created entirely by machines. So, no matter what you do, everything is a little bit different. That's the character of the instrument. A guy might play five of the exact same model of trumpet, and one of them to him is better than the rest.
Another guy will like a different one. What accounts for this difference in character from one instrument to the next? It has to do with the tempering and hand-working of the metal. Of course, machines are still required in the making of any musical instrument. The bells in the instruments are "hand-spun," however. No, but compared to everyone else in the industry that has an automated machine to do it all, that's considered 'by hand. All of the brazing is done by hand. Our single biggest cost is labor.
Everything else is labor, so it's very, very labor-intensive. Some of the company's bells are "hand-hammered. Then, they are spun and hammered. They also have to be annealed seven or eight times because the brass hardens so much during the process.
It takes about seven times longer to build a hand-hammered bell, so these bells are used in the more expensive professional instruments. The Allied Supply catalog is out and has pages. Despite being semi-retired, Bob plays a major role in the company for many years to come. The new Allied Supply building is over sq. Allied Supply now has a catalog that is pages with over 10, items for sale.
Another big step is taken at this time as Allied Music begins production of the first Edwards Trombone. Through the Edwards Band Instrument Co. After years of building horns for D. They work hand-in-hand with the world famous brass quintet, The Canadian Brass, to design and manufacture instruments that will be played and marketed by the group. The addition of this warehouse takes the total square footage of Allied supply to more than 11, sq.
After several years of production problems and financial hardship the Getzen Co. Shortly there after, Allied Music Co.
They once again own their name. The employees and equipment from the Getzen Co. Following the move, the Getzen Co. An 18, sq. The new construction effectively doubles the size of the factory in order to accommodate the new equipment and employees from the Getzen Co. Once the addition is completed, the Getzen Co. As Tom and Ed pledge to improve the quality of the instruments they produce, the long journey to return the Getzen Co. Following the success of the Edwards Trombones, the Getzen Co.
The ever improving production quality is being noticed in the market as the Getzen Co. Tom and Ed decide to discontinue the Allied Music Repair School choosing instead to focus the necessary resources on new horn production. Now the main function of Allied Music is the repair of brass instruments. A new Allied catalog goes out to customers at pages. Designed by Christan Griego in partnership with world-renowned trombone artist Ian Bousfield, this new trombone marks another leap forward for the Getzen Company.
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