| Maker | Japan Wind Instrument, Inc., est. 1937 (founder, Mr. Sentaro Egawa**) |
| Dated/City | c.1937-1945* / Tokyo, Japan |
| Key/Pitch (MHz) | Full Boehm in Eb |
| Descriptions | Grenadilla wood, donut ring on d/a finger hole, silver plated keys with modern cup key covers; springs attached to keys mounted on pillars, alternate L.H. Ab/Eb |
| Full Marking | ” (sakura flower on navy anchor) / translation; REGISTRATION (butterfly wing) (trumpet) (butterfly wing) TRADEMARK / JAPAN WIND INSTRUMENTS, Inc. / <2605> / TOKYO” ; body, bell |
| Length | 515mm. / 552 mm. (without mouthpiece) |
| Note: | * Name and address written on the case ” Bill Vass / USS LSM 371 / FPO New York, N.Y. “. A navy soldier, William R. Vass, who was a deck hand on the USS LSM 371 in Japan before the Japanese surrendered in 1945. –(special thanks to Mr. William Carl Voigt, Jr., retired navy office of the USS LSM 371, for the information)** Japan Wind Instruments, Inc. was founded by military bronze craftsman Sentaro Egawa. Initially, Egawa opened a small wind instrument repair shop in 1892. In 1902, he founded Japan Wind Instrument Manufacturing Co., Ltd., which produced instruments such as cornets and trumpets. In 1937, the company was renamed Japan Wind Instruments, Inc. –(special thanks to Dr. Tatsuya Fukushima for the translation) |
