Blessing

Blessing

Also known as: E.K. Blessing, EK Blessing, E. K. Blessing, Blessing Band Instruments

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Blessing is an American manufacturer of band and orchestral instruments based in Elkhart, Indiana, founded in 1906 by German immigrant Emil Karl Blessing, Sr. Before starting his own shop, Blessing worked for other Elkhart-area makers including Buescher and Frank Holton, reportedly helping Gus Buescher design his first piston valves before going independent. The company has been a fixture of El...

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Blessing is an American manufacturer of band and orchestral instruments based in Elkhart, Indiana, founded in 1906 by German immigrant Emil Karl Blessing, Sr. Before starting his own shop, Blessing worked for other Elkhart-area makers including Buescher and Frank Holton, reportedly helping Gus Buescher design his first piston valves before going independent. The company has been a fixture of Elkhart's brass-instrument industry for over a century.

The brand's catalog centers on brass — trumpets, cornets, flugelhorns, mellophones, French horns, trombones, baritones, euphoniums, and tubas — along with woodwinds (flute, piccolo, clarinet, saxophone), mouthpieces, and accessories. Blessing instruments are typically positioned at the student and intermediate level, with professional-grade trumpets such as the Artist Series BTRML1 representing the higher end of the line. The student Bb trumpets (BTR-1277, BTR-1287) are long-running staples in school band programs in the United States.

Ownership has changed hands several times: the company was run by the Blessing family until a 1961 merger with Martin Band Instrument Company, was acquired by Verne Q. Powell Flutes in 2009, and later passed to St. Louis Music in 2015. Under Powell Flutes, the student lineup was redesigned and the professional trumpet range was introduced. Endorsing artists have included trumpeter Doug Woolverton.

Blessing has 18 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Trumpets, Trombones, and Alto Saxophones.

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