The stencils

Usually is called “STENCIL” a musical instrument produced by a great musical company for a small firm or musical store which after put his own Brand on it.
Many musical shops (like Lyon&Healy, Würlitzer…) or small Companies purchased from the most important musical industries as Conn, Buescher, King, Holton, Martin; really also any Brands since 20’s beginning very important could often made his own saxophones by others; it’s just the case of SELMER with his “Selmer NewYork o Usa” builded by Buescher or Conn, and also for KING which purchased saxophones from Evette-Schaeffer or Kohlert and recently with King “Marigaux” models produced by French SML.
Instruments serial number are often not equals to manufacturer serial numbers and than we haven’t for many instruments a right year of production.
Also a SECOND LINES instruments really made by big groups is called “Stencil”; “second lines” instruments came by purchase of minor Companies (as “Cleveland Band Instruments” purchased by KING with “Cleveland” brand or “PanAmerican by Conn). These models were made usually with a good standard quality at popular, low prices.

I propose here a Brands-LIST of Stencils, with relating real makers and just for any case with property and period of production.

ADOLPHE: “Selmer” .
AMERICA FIRST: “Conn” (2nd line). Prop.: Conn.
AMERICAN ARTIST: “Buescher” . Prop.: Progressive Musical
Instrument Corp. (1920-’50).
AMERICAN STANDARD: “King” (2nd line). Prop.: KING-
H.N.White Musical Instr. Co.
ARTIST: “Buescher” ; “Blessing” . Prop.: Sears Roebuck & Co.
BANDMASTER: “Buescher”; “Conn” . Prop.: Elkhart Band
Instrument Co.
BEAUMONT American-Chicago: ------? Prop.: C.Meisel.
BETTONEY: “Conn”; “Martin” (rare).
BRUNO: “Conn”. Prop.: Bruno Musical Instr. Co.
BUNDY: “Conn”; “Buescher”; “Selmer”; “Keilwerth”.
Prop.: H&A Selmer-G.Bundy (Selmer USA).
(1927-oggi).
BUISSON: “V.Kohlert’s Söhne” (Germania/Cecosl.).
CARL FISCHER: “Buescher”; “Evette-Schaeffer”;
Carl Fischer was an important distributor
of european Brands as Selmer or Evette-
Schaeffer and a big Music-Store
in New York.
CAVALIER: “Conn” (2nd line). Prop.: Pan American
Band Instrument Co., after Conn.
CHALLENGER: “Conn”. “Prop.: Pan American Band
Instr. Co. – Conn.
CHAMPION: “Conn”. Prop.: Pan American Band Instr. Co. – Conn.
CLEVELAND: “King” (2nd line). Prop.: King-H.N.White Musical I
Instrument Co.
CONCERTONE: “Conn” ? Prop.: ------ ?
CONTINENTAL: “Conn”. Prop.: ------?
COUDET: “Martin Freres” (Francia). Prop.:Us Government.
C R PERONZE: “York” . Propr.: C.R.Peronze agente per la York.
DEVILLE: “Selmer” (2nd line ?).
ELKHART: “Buescher” (2nd line) ; “Conn”; “Martin” (rare);
Prop.: Elkhart Band Instr. Co. During 50’s this brand
was used only for Buescher instruments.
FRANCO AMERICAN: “Couesnon”. Prop.:------ ?
FREE-TONE: “Buescher”; “Conn”. Propr.: H&A Selmer-G.Bundy. (1927).
GLADIATOR: “King” (2nd line). Prop.: King-H.N.White Musical Instr. Co. (1930 ca.-’40).
GRETSCH: “Conn”; “Buescher”. Prop.: Gretsch Mus.Instr. .
HARWOOD PROFESSIONAL: “Buescher”. Prop.:---- ?.
HORACE-Landay Bros. NY: “Martin”. Prop.: ---- ?.
INNOVATION: “Buescher”; “Martin”. Prop.: Würlitzer Co.
JENKINS-HARWOOD0 o KANKAS: “Conn”; “Buescher”.
Prop.: ----- ? .
JETEL: “J.Thibouville-Lamy (JTL)” (Belgium-France); Prop.:
J.Thibouville well-known craftsman in France.
KALASHEN’S KLEARTONE: “Conn” .
KALASHEN o J KALASHEN: “Buescher”; “Conn” .
KARL MEYER: “Selmer” (or H&A Selmer); prop.: K.Meyer.
KING-“Lemaire”: “Amati” (Czech firm), 2nd line made by
Czech firm for King-H.N.White Co. in
60’s-70’s years.
KING-“Marigaux”: “SML” ; professional line made by
French SML for King in 70’s years.
KING “Tempo”: “Keilwerth” basic professional line made
In Germany for King-H.N.White Co.
KLEAR TONE: “Conn” ? Prop..: Bruno Musical Instr. Co.
KLINGSON: “Hammerschmidt” (Germania).
LAFAYETTE: “Couesnon” ? prop.: Bruno Mus. Instr. ??
(post 1900- ?).
LA MONTE: “Rampone&Cazzani”; Prop.: Us Government.
LA PREALPINA: “Rampone&Cazzani”.Prop.: Rampone&C.
(1919 - ?).
LEFLEUR: “Conn” ; Prop.: ----- ?
LYON&HEALY: Lyon&Healy used many instruments
manufacturer as“Buescher”, “Conn”, “Martin”,“King”,
“Holton” (King and Holton very rare).
L&H. had also a own production probably called
“Couturier”.
This firm or great musical store was established at
Chicago in 1864 by Patrick J.Healy and George W.
Lyon through Washington and Clark Streets; the
Great Fire of Chicago in 1871 involved also L&H
and his activity was damaged.
In1889 P.J.Healy purchased Lyon property preser-
Ving his name.
L&H instruments produced by many manufacturers,
they have of course a various, different design
and also were often named differently.
Any brand well-known was:
American Conservatory,American Professional,
American Star,Champion, Couturier (own models),
Henry Gautier, Inspiration, La Porte, NewChampion,
Vito Resotone.
L&H followed also market variations, also introducing
new innovative models (just for L&H projects) as a
“Balanced Action” sax (really made by Martin) or a
“F- Mezzosoprano” similar to Conn models but with
great tone problems, after it was substituted by a
better similar sax in Bb.
LYRIST: “A.E. Sax” (Adolphe Sax son). Prop.: A.E.Sax.
(1925ca.-?).
MAJESTIC: “Buescher”; . Prop.: Wurlitzer co. (1856-1914).
MANHATTAN: “Martin ”: made by Martin for Selmer.
Prop.: H&A Selmer co. (1927-?).
MARCIL: “Selmer” Prop.: Selmer? (1927-?).
MASTERBILT: “Conn”. Prop.:------ ?.
MELODY: “Buescher”; “Martin”; prop.: Wurlitzer Co.
OLYMPIAN: “Conn” ; prop.: ----- ?
PAN AMERICAN: “Conn” (2nd line). Propr.:PanAmerican Band Instr.
Co. – CONN.
PERFACKTONE: “Conn” . Prop.: PanAmerican Band Instr.co.
PERFACKTEN: “Buescher”; “Conn” . Propr.: Bruno Mus.Instr.co
(Post1900-?)
PERFECTION: “ “ “ “ .
PRIMA: “J.Gras” (Francia). Prop.: J.Gras
PROM: “Conn” . Prop.: PanAmerican Mus. Instr. Co.
RAINBOW: “Conn” . “ “ “ “.
RAYMOND: “Selmer-Paris”. Prop.: H&A Selmer. (1927-?)
REALISTIC: “Buescher”; “Evette-Schaeffer ?”.
Prop.: Carl Fischer Co. (1923-?).
SELMER AMERICAN o US: “Conn” . Prop.: H&A Selmer-Paris.
SELMER NEW YORK: “Buescher” . “ “ .
SERENADER: “Conn”. Prop.: Pan American Band Instr. Co.
SIGNET: “Selmer-Bundy”. Prop.: H&A Selmer-Bundy.
(1927-?).
SILVER TONE: “King-H.N.White”; “Blessing” . Prop.: Sears
Roebuck & Co. (ca. 1930-’40).
SILVER TONE: “Buescher”. Prop.: Montgomery-Ward Inc.
SUPER ARTIST: “Blessing”. Prop.: Sears Roebuck & Co.
SUPERTONE: “Conn” . “ “ .
VEGA: “Martin” ; “Buescher” .
WINTERROTH: “Conn” .
WÜRLITZER: “ Martin” ; “Buescher” ; “Conn” .
Prop.: Würlitzer Musical Co