Horn-u-Copia's Display of Makers
Lyons Musical Instrument Co.
Chicago
USA
1928-1970
- 1920 William H. Lyons (1896-1989) lived in Wilmette, IL with his cousin Howard R. Lyons (1899-?). William was a manager for a phonograph company and Howard was an assistant in a clothing store
- 1928 The company was started by cousins William H. and Howard R. Lyons along with Clarence L. McCreery as a school band rental program; #17 West Lake St., Chicago
- 1936 started The Lyons Band News with articles of interest to band directors.
- 1940 all three partners still with the business; Clarence listed as an employee
- 1942 still at #17 West Lake St.
- 1948 at #223 West Lake St.
- 1969 at #688 Industrial Drive, Elmhurst, IL
- 1970 purchased by Selmer and moved to Elkhart; instrument production ends
- 1990s Lyons name was sold and is currently Lyons Music Products, a division of Woodwind & Brasswind
Brass instruments with the Lyons name are all stencils that
apparently came from various sources. Their two models
are Challenger and Monarch. Finding the sources
would be a matter of checking the receiver for a country of
import or matching the design to a known maker.
One source of Monarch trumpets was Harry Pedler & & Sons
These have short action valves with bottom springs and are well made
student horns which date to the 1940s and 1950s.
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