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J. W. Pepper Importer Philadelphia Cornet
$ 68.64
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Description
Historical BackgroundJames Welsh Pepper was born in
Philadelphia
in 1853, and died in the same city on July 28, 1919. He was an
American
music publisher
and
musical instrument
maker.
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In 1876, Pepper founded a publishing house in his home city which printed music tutorial books and a magazine called
Musical Times
, which ceased production in 1912. Additionally, Pepper produced musical instruments such as
drums
until 1910, the year in which J.W. Pepper & Son was founded. Pepper is often credited with inventing the
sousaphone
around 1893, although there have been some disputes to this claim.