The remaining numbers indicated the production number within the month.įrom 1987 on, the two-digit prefix number plus 50 will give you the year of manufacture. The fourth character indicated the instrument: 1980-1986 numbers are inexact, and may relate only to student level trumpets/cornets. All those issues appears to be very weird for an expensive made in USA horn. Search by brand name for a valuable, used Conn trumpets on Trumpet Search. The third character indicated the year within the decade (defined by the first letter). I bought this horn on e-Bay at a very cheap price ( less than 1K in canadian ). A later Conn advertisement read in part If you want a real Trumpet, an Instrument that is the real thing with a cutting, piercing, strident tone, buy the C.G. The first appear to be very similar to cornets, although some are quite bizarre. The second character indicated the month of the year The Conn trumpets began as a lesser interest for the company. The 1st valve thumb saddle makes for easy intonation adjustments.
The yellow brass lead pipe resists corrosion while the durable stainless steel piston material provides smooth and quick action. 460' bore and a yellow brass bell that result in a responsive attack with a broad warm sound. The first character of the serial number indicated the decade The Bach Aristocrat TR600 Bb trumpet has a.
In March of 1974 an alpha-numeric system was established:
CONN TRUMPET SERIAL NUMBER N18733 PROFESSIONAL
Featuring a wide array of bell, rotor, wrap & slide options, the Conn 88HO is one of the most favored professional symphonic trombones around with excellent projection, response & tonal color. 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 The Conn 88HO trombone is known worldwide as one the most historic and highest regarded symphonic trombone on the market. All new valve and water key corks and pads were installed. 1980-1986 numbers are inexact, and may relate only to student level trumpets/cornets Here is a 1942 (serial number 349xxx) Conn 22B 'New York Symphony Special' trumpet.