1997 Benge USA Piccolo Trumpet, Silver plateA well made American piccolo trumpet from the final strong years of the Benge brand. This Benge USA short model piccolo trumpet, built in 1997, comes from the Eastlake era, when United Musical Instruments (UMI) was producing professional brass instruments under brands including Benge, King, and Conn at its Ohio facility. Production of Benge instruments would cease less than a decade later, which gives these late UMI era examples a distinct place in