Serial Numbers – Holton. There are numerous serial numbers lists for Holton instruments on the web today, so the list below I’m not confident on who to attribute this list to. Conn; Instruments; Trombones; Trombones 100H Tenor Trombone 110H Bass Trombone 112H Bass Trombone 34H Alto Trombone 36H Alto Trombone 52H Tenor Trombone 52HL. Conn Charles Gerard Conn was the patriarch of musical instrument manufacturing in Elkhart, Indiana. In 1873, following a brawl in a bar which resulted in a split lip, C.G. Conn developed a brass mouthpiece with a rubber rim. Conn converted an old sewing machine to a lathe and set-up a shop building these mouthpieces. In 1875, a French instrument maker named Dupont began repairing instruments in Conn’s shop. After watching him work for a few days, Conn believed he could build his own instrument. In that same year, Colonel Conn would build the first American made cornet. By 1879, Conn moved operations into larger quarters and began making other instruments. In 1880, the town of Elkhart, Indiana became so enamored with C.G. Conn they elected him as their Mayor. During his second term, he was forced to resign due to a factory fire in 1883. The factory was rebuilt bigger and better and production continued. By 1893 his instruments were awarded the highest honors in the World’s Columbia Exposition in Chicago. The Colonel loved strange and bizarre instruments. In 1907, he built an immensaphone, the largest horn in the world at 12 feet in diameter and 35 feet long. Conn also continued on a series of “firsts”, building the first American made saxophone and the first sousaphone, built to John Philip Sousa’s specifications. In 1915, Conn retired and the company was purchased by Carl Greenleaf. The business was renamed C.G. During this era, Carl Greenleaf began the National School Band Movement. In 1923, Greenleaf established the first National Band Contest in Chicago, and the Conn National School of Music, also in Chicago. In 1928, he supported the National Music Camp located in Interlochen, Michigan. The company flourished until World War II. In 1942, the factory retooled to manufacture compasses, altimeters, and other items related to the war effort. During this time, many of Conn’s dealers turned to smaller instrument makers who were allowed to manufacture instruments on a limited basis. Coming out of wartime production, Conn found difficulty regaining its position as the number one band instrument maker. In 1969, the Greenleaf family sold the business to Crowell-Collier MacMillan, a publishing company. Manufacturing of Conn instruments was split between Nogales, Arizona and Abilene, Texas; the Elkhart factory was sold to the Selmer Company. In the 80’s through a series of mergers, C.G. Conn Ltd was combined with Slingerland Drum Company, Artley, Scherl & Roth, and several other musical instrument manufacturers and distributors to eventually form United Musical Instruments (UMI). In 2002, UMI merged with the Selmer Company to form Conn-Selmer, Inc. And later in 2004 merged with G. Leblanc Corporation. > Trombone Page The Conn Trombone Page This page contains information relevant to Conn Trombones. These are the Conn model numbers ending with the letters 'G' (valve trombones) and 'H' (slide trombones). Index of pages This is the full valve trombone model number list. New models after 1970 are not included. End dates past 1970 are given, when known. This is the full slide trombone model number list. New models after 1970 are not included. End dates past 1970 are given, when known. Although the Conn model number index is very interesting, it doesn't show you what the instruments look like. In the pages behind this link I try to provide as complete a list as possible of pictures of the Conn trombones in the Conn model number index. Also on this site The name says it all. Serial number lists for Conn Brass instruments. Serial number lists for Pan American Brass instruments. A Conn publication from WW2 on how to care for your instrument when spare parts are unavailable. The complete text of an original brochure Conn included with its instruments. From time to time I am asked whether a model is a professional or student model. Here is the answer. An article on the how and why of the Coprion bell. Model number lists from the post-Elkhart years. Some Links relevant to trombones. A few weeks ago, someone in this newsgroup was asking how to interpret Conn serial numbers. I had saved the following items from the horn discusssion list a few months ago and am posting them now. They seem to tell everything you need to know. Peter Macdonald ------- From Thu Jun 15 07: Date: Tue, 04 Oct 94 17:13:21 EDT From: To: Subject: Re: Conn 8D Vintage Rick Lehner wrote, in regards to his 8D: 'It definitely does not have any letters in the serial number.Anyone know approximately how old and where it was made?'
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