Silvertone versus Silversonic What is the difference?
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NamePlate
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Silvertone versus Silversonic What is the difference?
I've been window shopping the past few days and I keep seeing King silvertones and silversonics but their vintage doesnt seem to overlap. Is the silversonic just a rebranded silvertone, or is it a slightly modified successor to the silvertone?
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Burgerbob
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Re: Silvertone versus Silversonic What is the difference?
Same instruments, silversonic comes after Sears sued HN White for their Silvertone trademark.
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BGuttman
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Re: Silvertone versus Silversonic What is the difference?
There are two different Silvertone instruments. A King ir NN White Silvertone is a sterling belled instrument from the late 1940s or earlier. A brass Silvertone was a student grade instrument sold by Sears, Roebuck. Sears trademarked the name before White started using it and thus White lost a trademark lawsuit and was compelled to stop using the name. Thus the sterling belled Kings became SilverSonic.
Do not confuse a Sears trombone with a King trombone. Two different classes of instrument.
Do not confuse a Sears trombone with a King trombone. Two different classes of instrument.
Bruce Guttman
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trombonedemon
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Re: Silvertone versus Silversonic What is the difference?
That would be an epic blunder!!!!
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