My collection has over 100 instruments, although choosing where an instrument sits on the spectrum between ‘random parts’ and ‘fully usable instrument’ is sometimes a bit difficult, so in this section I’ve decided to break up the collection into different categories.
Instruments that I consider my ‘main’ instruments:
| Type | Make/Model | Pitch | Year |
| Cornet | B&H Sovereign 921 “Round Stamp” | Bb | 1979 |
| Cornet | Conn Conn-Queror, gold plated | Bb | 1906? |
| Trumpet | Jean Paul TR860 | Bb | 2020 |
| Trombone | B&H Sovereign “Round Stamp” | Bb | 1976 |
| Trombone | Getzen 3047AFR | Bb/F | 1995 |
| Bass Trombone | King 7B | Bb/F/Gb/D | 1980’s? |
| Bass Trombone | Bach Stradivarius 50B3 | Bb/F/Gb/D | 1983 |
| Euphonium | B&H Sovereign “Round Stamp” | Bb | 1977 |
| Tuba | Salvation Army Super Triumphonic | Eb | 1966 |
Interesting instruments in my collection:
| Type | Make/Model | Pitch | Year | Significance |
| Cornet | Besson Enharmonic | Bb | 1911-13 | Cornet with the Besson Enharmonic valve design; in average condition |
| Cornet | Conn 81a “Long” cornet | Bb/A | 1922 | Gift from wife, came with complete set of alternative tuning slides. In Good Condition |
| Cornet | Meredith Open Tone | Bb | ~1917 | Very rare model with the unique Meredith Open Tone design |
| Cornet | Couturier Conical Bore | Bb/A | 1921 | Cornet with an apparently completely conical bore & wedge shaped tuning slides to reduce tight bends |
| Cornet | Higham Standard Class | Bb | ~1895 | Belonged to my maternal Grandfather, was previously used by either his father or uncle |
| Cornet | De Lacey | Bb | 1870’s | Oldest instrument in my collection, functions if valves are recently oiled with thick valve oil |
| Cornet | Jupiter JCR-526R | Bb/A | >2000 | With the ‘Vario-max’ tuning system |
| Trumpet | Selmer Radial Model 66 | Bb | 1st valve on a -2 degree angle from 2nd, and 3rd valve is +2 degree angle from 2nd to be more ergonomic | |
| Flugelhorn | Thierry? | Bb | <1900 | Only has two valves, no idea why |
| Flugelhorn | Halari Compensateur | Bb | ?? | Has a very odd compensating system. The instrument has a serious air leak somewhere – need to do further diagnosis |
| French Horn | Lidl-Brno | F | ??? | Odd compensating design with long horizontal fourth valve |
| Mellophone | Conn 18E Mellophonium | F | 1970’s | Unusual instrument, donated by viewer |
| Frumpet | Getzen | F | Unusual instrument, donated by viewer | |
| Altonium | King | F | ||
| Horn | Besson | E->B | 1885 | Belonged to my grandfather, has markings on each tuning slide to adjust the tuning to several different pitches. Missing the extra tuning slide crooks |
| Horn | LaFleur | Eb | ??? | Looks like a flugelhorn, but is in Eb |
| Horn | DEG | G | ??? | Is a marching instrument, effectively a flugelhorn in the key of G |
| Trombone | Old’s Recording R20 | Bb/F | 1969 | Has a fluted slide |
| Trombone | Hawkes and Son Excelsior Sonorous | Bb/A | Comes with two slides and a piston trill valve | |
| Trombonium | King | Bb | ?? | |
| Valve Trombone | De Cart Freres | Bb | ?? | Has three Vienna/Stoezel valves |
| Euphonium | CG Conn | Bb | 1910 | Double Bell euphonium with 5 valves |
Instruments that I’m wanting to restore:
| Type | Make/Model | Pitch | Year | |
| Cornet | H. N. White | Bb/C | ~1913 | |
| Cornet | Salvation Army, various models (x3) | Bb | ||
| Tenor Horn | Salvation Army Triumphonic | Eb | 1960 | |
| French Horn | Double horn. Chinese-made (it’s got red Lacquer!) | F | ?? | |
| Euphonium | Besson Enharmonic (4v) | Bb | ~1912 | |
| Tuba | Besson Enharmonic (3v) | Eb | ~1912 |
Instruments/Hardware with special significance:
| Item | Model | Year | Details |
| Eb Soprano Cornet | Boosey & Hawkes Imperial | 1959 | Was used by my father |
| Cornet Mouthpiece | Kosikup mouthpiece | 1910? | Was used by my father |
| Bb Cornet | Higham Standard Class | 1895 | Was used by my great-grandfather & grandfather M |
| Tenor Horn | Besson E-B multiple key circular Tenor Horn | 1885 | Was owned by my grandfather M |
| G Bass Trombone | Boosey & Hawkes Imperial | 1966 | Was used by my Grandfather H for several decades |