On June 9th, we received the following message from NAMM’s Dan Del Fiorentino:
Lloyd Fillio, a witness to some very important history within the band instrument companies of Elkhart, passed away yesterday at the age of 86.
He grew up in the band instrument capital, Elkhart, Indiana. His father worked in the industry as did his uncle and cousin (Ernie Kenaga who was also interviewed). It seemed natural for Lloyd to work in the industry. He worked for CG Conn for a short time before moving over to Selmer in 1960 where he took part in the relocation of the Vincent Bach trumpet division, which was purchased by Selmer in 1963. Lloyd enjoyed his role as product developer and felt rewarded as the company began to focus on brass instruments from that point on. We were lucky to have had the opportunity to gain Lloyd’s perspective on his career when he was interviewed for the NAMM Oral History collection back in 2009.
Here is a segment from that interview:
