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Hall was a keyed bugle player and band leader¹ .

Leonard Clark Quinby: 1817-1887; oldest brother, instrument maker in Boston 1865-1870 John Oliver Quinby: 1827-1911; instrument maker in Boston 1865-1881; brush maker 1884-1891 Benjamin Franklin Quinby: 1830-1890; instrument maker in Boston 1861-1883; brush maker 1884-1890 George Washington Quinby: (twin to Ben.) 1830-1876; instrument maker in Boston 1861-1876

• 1856-60 Benjamin & George are machinists in Boston

• 1861 - Hall studied horn making with the famous early maker Joseph Allen. Hall joined Allen to produce rotary valved instruments(334 Washington). Benjamin & George Quinby are musical instrument makers at 334 Washington St (the same address as Allen & Hall in 1861) Benjamin Quniby and George established as BF Quinby in Boston.
• 1862 - Hall started his own instrument making company, worked independently
• 1864 Hall located at 112 Congress

• 1865- Hall joined with the Quinbys, Benjamin,George, Leonard and John. Hall and Quinby produced instruments from under as Hall and Quniby at 112 Congress St.; they advertise as having tools and stock from Allen & Hall
• 1867 Hall & Quinby moves to 62 Sudbury St.; the company includes David Hall and brother Rudolph (Rhodolph), the four Quinby brothers, James Holden, Thomas Holmes, Ruchard Huse, F. W. Koright, & J.G. Nickerson. Halls address is also listed at 126 Court

• In 1870, they were joined by E.G. Wright and used the name, Hall, Quinby, Wright & Co., the business listing shows them as two separate companies with joint ownership.
• 1871 - Wright died. The name reverted to Hall & Quinby. Leonard is gone.
• 1872 George granted patent #125,614 for improvement on military brass instruments; George is also listed with A.M. Stearns & Co., 89 Court St.
• 1874 Quinby Brothers exhibit at Mass. Expo and win 2nd place behind Boston Musical Inst Co.

• 1875 instrument makers listed for 62 Sudbury St. are the three Quinby brothers, William Brown, Ferdinand Decker, Norris Mansfield, John Mellen, William Patterson, Albert Rimbach, E.G. Simmons & Thomas Watson as well as Hall’s Band
• 1876 - Quinby Brothers is formed under George, Benjamin and John; George dies later that year; Hall again went independent until about 1880. Mark Elrod says that Hall was a dealer from 1876 - 1880

• 1879- 8 Staniford Place
• 1880 - 7 Staniford Place
• 1884 - Quinby Bros. was purchased by Thomson & Odell. They renamed the company the Standard Band Instrument Company.
• 1909 - The Vega Company bought out Standard. The company lasted at least another 30 years.

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