Who was on the committee that designed the Martin Committee?
The Martin Committee, a trumpet with an unusual name, earned its name by being designed by a committee. It went on to dominate the jazz trumpet market from the late 1940s until the mid 1960s or so. Committees were played by Miles Davis throughout his career, as well as Chet Baker, Dizzy Gillespie, Maynard Ferguson, and even Al Hirt. A: The committee was: 1. Renold Schilke (who always claimed the horn was designed by a committee of one, him) 2. Vincent Bach 3. Elden Benge (Schilke and Elden built the early Chicago Benge horns in Schilke’s garage, they were neighbors and Schilke had the machine tool experience) 4. Foster Reynolds (later he designed the Olds Mendez with Rafael) 5. A local player, presumably from the Chicago Symphony, since all these guys had strong ties to the symphony, What follows is an accumulation of additional information from a wide and large variety of sources primarily concerning the Martin Committee trumpet. This is a rough draft which will continue to be enlarge
