As Sean Kissane has clarified the provenance of Eastman/Shires horns, my own post is not only unnecessary but also partially incorrect. I am deleting it.
Regards, Guido
As Sean Kissane has clarified the provenance of Eastman/Shires horns, my own post is not only unnecessary but also partially incorrect. I am deleting it.
Regards, Guido
Last edited by guidocorona; 11-15-2022 at 02:39 PM.
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So, do they import valve blocks and so forth from Eastman for assembly in Massachusetts (for the "higher end" horns)??
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Sean Kissane has clarified Eastman/Shires provenance.... So, my post on the subject is obsolete and incorrect.... I am deleting it.
Last edited by guidocorona; 11-15-2022 at 02:34 PM.
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Shires makes all their parts in their Massachusetts factory, and are even moving silver plating in-house. The Q series are assembled at Eastman, and the custom series are 100-percent Massachusetts. The Bravo line, I believe, are Shires designs produced by Eastman.
Edit: I'm not a hundred percent sure on whether the Q Pistons and the Custom pistons are the same. I do know that Mike Taylor bought a Solo model from (I believe) Trent Austin that had a Q serial number, but that may have been an early prototype?
My personal Solo horn has serial number 102, and I believe the Custom that was shown alongside it at Midwest last year was serial 101.
Last edited by spkissane; 11-15-2022 at 01:00 PM.
Thank you Sean for the clarification... To avoid any further confusion, I have deleted my own partially incorrect posts on the subject.
Saluti, Guido
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