Producing both student and professional lines, the Getzen company was preparing to expand in October 1963 when the existing facility was destroyed by fire. In addition to the marketing aspect, this association also produced the Getzen 900 Severinsen Model Eterna trumpet. No longer a family-owned business, the company continued to follow the same business model, expanding its visibility through an association with trumpeter Carl “Doc” Severinsen of The Tonight Show fame. Late in 1960, the family sold the company to attorney Harold M. His brother Donald Getzen briefly assumed the leadership of the company in 1960 and acquired control of the Hoosier Band Instrument Company. Robert Getzen left the company to found Allied Music. These bugles became popular with Drum and Bugle Corps. Robert Getzen, T.J.'s son, assumed the position of plant superintendent, and Getzen started to produce piston bugles. In 1947, Getzen started producing trumpets and cornets as well. In 1946, Getzen produced its first trombones. Initially opened as a repair shop, the company expanded after World War II to instrument manufacture. Conn company and worked as a plant superintendent for the Frank Holton Company. Getzen had trained in instrument repair with the C.G.
In 1939, Anthony James (T.J.) Getzen founded the Getzen Company, in Elkhorn, Wisconsin.
Oral History, Tom Getzen talks about his grandfather starting up the Getzen company as a repair facility in the late 30s.” Interview date January 16, 2009, NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Oral History Library Interview date May 13, 2010, NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Oral History Library Oral History, Don Getzen talks about the National Association of School Music Dealers. Most Getzen instruments are rated well by consumers, and it is well known for its custom line of Edwards trumpets and trombones. Four generations of the Getzen family have participated in the company. The present product portfolio consists of trumpets, cornets, flugelhorns, trombones, and a baritone horn.
The Getzen Company is a family-owned manufacturer and wholesaler of brass instruments. Trumpets, cornets, flugelhorns, trombones
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