The years 1967 to March 1974 (when Conn moved their brass manufacturing to Abilene, Texas), is a period where at least some of the instruments were inferior in quality In March of 1974 an alpha-numeric system was established: The first character of the serial number indicated the decade; 'G' for the 1970's, 'H' for the 1980's, etc. 'My Conn Bari Sax has a n at the beginning of the serial number so this the earlier post that N = clarinet must be wrong.' Post by keltonshields here is a list from a google search on vintage saxophone serial numbers. That includes saxophones, clarinets, flutes, piccilos, oboes and bassoons. This list is not correct for Conn brass instruments such as cornets and trumpets. A few remarks I have added an approximate serial number for 1952. There is no data available for that year, so this serial number is based on the assumption that the same number of. Main index Clarinet, Flute, Piccolo, Oboe and Bassoon page Clarinet Model List The Clarinet Model List. This page contains a clarinet model number list. It includes models up to 1969. The choice of 1969 as an end date is due to the fact that Conn was bought by MacMillan in 1969/1970. New models after 1970 are therefore not included. Conn-Selmer Instruments With a portfolio of many brands, Conn-Selmer is the leading manufacturer and distributor of musical instruments for student, amateur, and professional use. These legendary brands have earned a legacy of respect unparalleled by any other builders.

A Conn 8D with a six digit serial number and no letter prefix is not necessarily an Elkhart 8D. When Conn moved to Abilene, Texas they did make horns with six digit serial numbers that drastically overlap the Elkhart numbers.The Abilene horns have 2nd valve pull rings that are as thick as the ones on the new Cleveland [Eastlake] horns.
'Conn & King Musical Instrument Serial Number Info' This list is not correct for Conn saxophones (see Conn Woodwind Serial Numbers) or Conn bugles (see Pan American Brass Serial Numbers). See Conn Reed Instrument List at Bottom of Page, or Click Return.
Okay, you have Conn french horn in nickle. Whatever number the serial number starts with has nothing to do with the model number. If the main tunign slide crosses over to the front (and their are two F horn tunign slide in the back on the bottom) then you have a 6D.

'C. G. Conn Band Instrument Factory'

The French Horn model number pages This is a complete French horn model number list. I have included an extra column to indicate the year(s) when the instrument was (at least) in use.

Finale music software crack. (Circa. 1911)

Shown in numerical order, we thought we would share these very interesting images from the collection of Daniel Oberloh that depict the working environment at the Conn factory, early in the twentieth century. We have done our best to clean them up and resize them for better viewing. These images are from the post card series originally offered by C.G. Conn of there newly built factory in Elk Hart Indiana c.1911.

A big thank you to our friend James Reid for providing his collection of post cards and allowing us to display the complete set.

A brand spanking new factory to replace the previous one that burned down.

Creating band instruments requires a great number of special tools, forms and jigs. The Machining department is where most of the tooling is made to order.

These are the machines that make parts like valve cap, stems and finger buttons.

Back then, large presses were fitted with custom dies that stamped out sheets of brass into the rough parts of sub-assembled. This press is stamping out one of the half sections for a tuba bottom bow.

Making mouthpieces, lots of mouthpieces.

Full movie download free bollywood. He became morose and isolated, began to drink heavily, and on September 22, 1975, he was fired. Children should be raised on the truth instead of fiction. Now, here is a film that everyone needs to see, especially today.

The 'valve department', where many small pieces are made and put together creating the valve assemblies for all brass instruments.

The 'Bell Spinning department' is where brass instrument bells are formed on spinning-lathes. The process is one that calls for a high degree of skill.

Assembling tubas, euphoniums,. all the big iron.

Draw benches are used for extruding brass tubes to the desired size and taper.

Assembling trumpets and cornets.

making macaroni.

With the use of a large cheater-bar, the large lead filled branch of a helicon bass (marching tuba) is accurately bent to the proper radius.

r Smaller branches, like those on french horns and baritones were also filled with lead and bent to the desired radius. The 'Bending Department' is where large bows, branches and bells are. well bent. Seen here is where the ripples that occur during the process are hammered and burnished out.

The magical trombone department.

Unlike today when you have local repair and restoration shops (like Oberloh Woodwind and Brass Works), there was a time when getting a brass instrument repaired meant shipping it to a manufacturer in the mid Western US.

Filling the branches and bells with lead keeps them from kinking during the bending process.

Yup, they got to come from somewhere.

Once it is together, it's ready for polishing. Here is a shot of the 'Buffing Department'. Very dirty work.

Strapping horns is the process that polishes the brass in all the tight spots. Mmm' good times.

After polishing and buffing instruments that are to be nickel, silver or gold are sent to the plating department.

Back in the day, Conn had a huge engraving department that was always a bottle neck in the production. Unfortunately, this was cut back quite a bit when the new owners took over around 1917. Standing to the left in the back of the room looks to be Conn's famous engraver Julius Stenberg. And in the back right corner is most probably his brother Charles AKA Doc who worked at C. G. Conn nearly there entire lives (from the 1880s to the 1950s).

Trumpets and cornets, Once all the parts are made its time to put them together.

Many parts are cast from molten brass and nickel-silver. Parts like clarinet, bassoon and sax key levers as well as percussion and banjo hardware.

In 1911, electricity was still new and worth showing off.

In winter time; warm and comfortable workers are happy workers.

Boilers make steam, steam powers the generators that make the electricity that makes the machines go. Very modern. for 1911.

How many manufacturers make there own cases today?

Case shells, drum shells. Same dept.

On the factory floor, Women in the work place???. Gasp!

Compared to the rest of the factory, it looks like they were just dabbling in luthier work.

Flute work is much cleaner.

Clarinet work is too. I don't think I want to do brass anymore!

Conn Clarinet Serial Number List