![]() ![]() King was losing money on every Super 20 produced, and the line was discontinued in 1975. The underslung octave mechanism was discontinued, and these horns are generally considered to be of lesser quality and not as desirable. The socket neck was deleted around 390,000 and at 426,000 the production was moved from Cleveland to a new facility at Eastlake, Ohio. A silver neck was standard on the baritone, and I have seen one with a sterling silver bell. The mother of pearl touches were discontinued, but a Super 20 baritone was made available. The left hand pinky cluster was changed around serial number 300,000 and the sterling silver neck became an option around serial number 340,000. The initial run of Super 20%u2019s had the three ring strap hook of the Zephyr Special, and mother of pearl key touches. Patent 2533389 granted Decemapplied for August 27, 1948) was intended to provide more positive sealing and a lighter action, and became the trademark of the Super 20. ![]() The early examples were essentially Zephyr Specials with more elaborate engraving, but with a different neck. After World War II, King introduced the legendary Super 20. ![]()
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