Emil K. Blessing (1921)

This is an Emil K. Blessing Trumpet, built in 1921, serial number 15334.
It has an extra Rotary switch to change from Bb to A. When it came to my home, the leadpipe was broken, the rotary switch stuck and one of the valves damaged, so it was not playable.

I have done some repairs and gave this a new leadpipe. Obviously not a professional job, but it doesn't look too bad and, more importantly, it now plays. I also repaired the broken valve, so now the trumpet is "fully" functional. The rotor switch from Bb to A looks too hard for me to repair, so it is now set in a fixed position to play in Bb. It is now fully functional as a BB trumpet.