The Indiana horns were produced throughout all those years.” “Wurlitzer, a longtime Martin client) picked up the pieces and operated the Elkhart plant for several years, until the Leblanc sale.
Sadly he was wrong and faced bankruptcy in less than two years.
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With the success of ‘The Music Man’ on Broadway and the movie in the works, he had dreamed of a huge student horn boom. “In 1961, Paul Richards, a businessman with little band instrument experience, purchased three companies (Martin, Blessing, Reynolds and their factories) to produce as many student horns as possible.
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MBI did keep the serial numbers on a separate ledger. “During war production buildup in 1942, Martin dropped the Indiana Band Instrument logo, and subsequently, labeled the horns as “INDIANA by Martin”. The Indiana horns were of excellent quality (the Indiana saxophone, for instance, was a dead ringer for the older Handcraft Standard premium horn). Rather Martin brought older retired top-of-the-line models (with existing tooling) back to life. These were long before ‘student horns’ were ever conceived. “These entities were wholly owned by their parent, but at least in the case of MBI, both Martin and Indiana lines were built on the same line by the same craftsmen. Like Conn had done several years earlier with their Pan American brand, and then Buescher, with their Elkhart Band Instrument division, it allowed Martin to produce and market a line of less costly instruments to those who could not afford the premium Martin offerings.
“In December 1928, in order to broaden their customer base, Mr Bassett (majority owner and G.M.) and Grandad incorporated The Indiana Band Instrument Company. This article quotes Greg Holtz, the grandson of the Martin Manager Fred Holtz: There is an informative article on the history of Indiana saxophones in the Bassic Sax blog: Indiana saxes were made in the main Martin factory in Elkhart. IBICo never had a separate existence from Martin and IBICo never had a separate factory. The Indiana Band Instrument Company was created in 1928 by the Martin management as a brand for their second-line instruments.
The Martin Story - All there is to know about Martin saxophones The Martin Story website is an excellent resource for people who want to learn about Martin saxophones: My main sources have been “The Martin Story”, SaxPics, and SOTW. And of course there may be mistakes in what I am writing. None of this information is new or original - I’m just trying to put it all in one place. I thought I would write down what I have found out. The Indiana was the brand name for Martin’s second-line instruments. I have been trying to learn more about Martin Indiana saxophones recently. Martin Indiana Saxophones Part 1 - The Indiana Band Instrument Company
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