discontinued production under the "Benge" name in 2005. Production of Benge-style trumpets, branded Burbank, was resumed by Kanstul Musical Instruments Company in Fullerton, CA, in 1985. Many of Elden Benge's original design models were marketed as "The Burbank Trumpet" by the Michael Thomas Music Company and produced for Michael Thomas by The Kanstul Musical Instruments Company of Anaheim, California. Production History of The Benge Trumpet city by city: Chicago IL 1937-53; *BURBANK CA 1953-70; Los Angeles CA 1970-72; Anaheim CA 1972-83; Eastlake OH, 1983 - 2005 (end of production) Production History of THE *BURBANK TRUMPET (Benge model) city by city: Fullerton, CA, 1985-1991; Anaheim, CA, 1991 - present References External links Benge Trumpet Models and Specifications Q: Have we mourned adequately the fate of Benge? Chicago Benge Resource Page 1904 births 1960 deaths People from Winterset, Iowa American classical trumpeters American male trumpeters Brass instrument manufacturing companies 20th-century classical musicians 20th-century American musicians 20th-century trumpeters Musical instrument manufacturing companies of the United States 20th-century American male musicians