Maker/Dealer
Wright
Boston, MA
USA
1841 - 1871
EG Wright (1811-1871) maker. Wright played in the Boston Brass Band on Bb keyed bugle along with maker Sibley on trombone, Rudolph Hall (DC Halls brother)1 , and Jim Kendall.
1839 - Wright started as a maker Rosbury MA. Presumably making keyed brass.
Wright made bugles for Graves & Co. and for Allen & Co. Wright made a keyed bugle for DC Hall.
1841 located at 8 Broomfield Boston, MA
1845, Wright briefly partnered with Balwin.
1847 475 Washington
1848 115 Court
1853 121 Court St
The earliest valves he used were Vienna valves, progressing on to string activated rotary valves
1855 EG Wright and Co.
1856 68 Albany
1858 Lowell MA
1860 27 Portland
1861 18 Harvard Pl.
1864 71 Sudburg as Wright Esbach and Hartman
1867 Wright, Gilmore and Co
1869 merged with Graves to form Boston Musical Instrument Manufactory
1870 62 Sudbury Wright left BMIM, and worked with Hall and Quinby as Hall Quinby, Wright and Co.
1871 Wright died intestate.
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