These horns are bargains. Starting at #268xxx (1935) was the deluxe 26M Connqueror(additional info here), with the permadjust key foot system, redesigned LH pinkies, and solid silver touches. Please check the fields highlighted in red. It just got a complete overhaul by Matt Stohrer, and it's the best playing 10M I've sold in years. me! The early ones are mostly seen in silver, add 15% for gold plate. HOME > SAXOPHONE > Saxophone Info > Serial Numbers. That model comes with and without the first slide trigger. Tenor $1200 > Silver & Gold (1)
Although the stamp is not shown in the photos, its existence is confirmed by its previous owner and its current owner. Please note that in order to help fund the site we may serve ads by via Google AdSense, and cookies may be used for personalisation of these ads to make them more relevant. TRANSITIONAL 240XXX 260XXX This portion contains conjecture by me, and me alone. used herein may have their own copyright and most
This Conn alto saxophone is a forerunner of the Conn 6M. Frequently Asked Questions Serial Numbers Warranty Information. Usually seen in silver, deduct 20% for lacquer, add 20% for gold non-artist examples. From the Committee on, they are almost always lacquer. redesigned ergonomics on palm keys Therefore they probably had a couple batches going at the same time, and thus needed a way to differentiate between the batches coexisting at the factory when they switched to a new process or modified the design in a non-obvious way, such as slightly different internal dimensions or something like that. Year Range; Serial Range; True Tone - Buescher Manufacturing Co. 1894 - 1904: 1 - 2499: True Tone - Buescher Band Instrument Co. 1904 - 1905: 2500 . - A horn
Tenor $ 800 have that much of any change after s/n 220xxx -- and the tenor
. Silver plated ones bring 20% more, Ive never seen a gold plated one. 16V Eb Contrabass Sarrusophone. Lady" series). These terms had appeared on certain 26M Connqueror altos as early as 1935, so possibly the 6Ms were reusing old tooling. The horns from 1933 (Handcraft Committee) through the early 60s (the Magna) can hold their own with anything ever made. soon found their way to the tenor. burnished. C soprano $1000 MUST have original mouthpiece serial number range that are 100% New Wonder models and were
(enamel) and "Poly-Chrome" (enamel with painted
Conn then continued this finish choice for years. sand blast velvet finish, bell richly engraved, inside of
This horn is set up for a . though: I think that there are some horns produced in this
> Burnished Gold Plate (00), 4M
This
B: the inside diameter of the inner sleeve of the tunable neck (you will need to complete unscrew the tuner barrel to get to it) -the letterAat the end of most alto serial numbers in this period (andonlythis period) Bare Brass (4)
Curved soprano $ 2200 deduct 20% if keyed to Eb only On the one hand, this could simply mean that a body tube was stamped accidentally in the second digit with a zero- which would give it a serial from an earlier run, and the X was to denote a horn with a duplicate serial number. that had most of the features of a "Naked Lady"
Baritone low A $7200. WONDER through 150XXX I believe that the models before the Balanced Action are overpriced. a list of model numbers for Conn saxophones from the 20th century I found this list while shopping for information and thought it nice to have on hand. the biggest change from the New Wonder to the M series of
Curved soprano $ 2200 Deduct 20% if keyed to Eb only I am currently working on measuring Conn transitional necks, and when I have a conclusion (if I reach one) I will post it here. > Burnished Gold Plate (00), 10M
The name 6M Transitional is a blanket term applied by saxophone collectors and players to the alto saxophones made by C. G. ConnLtd. during the period of evolution from the New Wonder Series II alto saxophone to the 6M Artist alto saxophone. The intonation on the 6M transitionals in particular is usually very good with a sensitive overhaul, and the quality of construction is second to none. JavaScript is disabled. were fewer plating choices: 4
C Melody Tenor
Ive never seen them in anything but lacquer. Also keep in mind that the Conn instruments all used a letter for the family. The name comes from the bell engraving. See our cookie policy here. The character of the sound that .
The changeover occurs from New Wonder II style transitional to 6M transitional with the switching of the bell keys from a split bell key design (New Wonder II style) to left-hand bell keys (6M style), which happens around serial number 245,xxx in 1931. Conn started using letter prefixes on serial numbers in 1963. Along with the 12M baritone, made from 1929-69, and 10M tenor, made from 1934-69, the 6M enjoyed the longest production run of any saxophone, by any maker. This may just be paranoia as I have never heard of this happening, nor can I understand how it could happen. 1991. saxophones. Add 20% for gold and 40% for gold with artist engraving and mother of pearl key touches. 1990. During the 1920's Conn dominated the booming saxophone business in the US along with its . Nothing else is quite like it. It is a very late "Transitional" model tenor sax with split bell-keys, and was manufactured just before production of the Conn 10M started. 1930]
But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. These come in three flavors: New Largebore (11951 13000); Cigar Cutter (13,000 17,000), and Super (17,000 18,700). Serial numbers can be used to identify supposedly better instruments. C instruments and the 16V
The differences in the variations are pretty minor, mostly in mechanism. They lost their rolled tone holes after WWII. > Burnished Gold Plate (00), 8M
There are a few examples with gold inlay on the silver bell (add 15%), a few rare silver plated horns (I own one, add 20%); and a very few gold plated ones (add 25%). Thanks to the person that assembled this! They have an A after the serial number. C soprano $1000 MUST have original mouthpiece!! Tenors and alto horns only. I think this finish choice is possible,
for refinish work, the repairman would look at the horn and
It's a gorgeous horn in the prime serial range for a Conn transitional. The first examples had mother of pearl key touches; sunburst engraving on the bell keys; socket necks; and optional sterling silver necks (add 15%) and sterling silver bells (add 30%). Alto $ 2100 My current opinion is that there were either a couple
This is NOT original. Tenor Music Man $2800 very rare, but fabulous! These horns all appear within a few hundred serial numbers of each other right around 235,000, in both alto and tenor. Couesnon Models; 1900 . Bare Brass (4)
After that, altos were simply marked 6M, probably without design changes. > Burnished
error, or have an instrument produced before roughly 1970 (see serial number Bass $ 7000. Microtuners; and adjustable pivot screws; and added an entirely
Baritone $3400. [E]ngraving background,
All the new ones have a yellow
thumbrest on some models. they also occasionally used the appleations that are in
Pictures/sounds/etc. Selmer has the only legitimate claim to be the direct successor of Adolphe Sax. A swivel thumbrest
Im one of those fanatics. > Silver
Saxophone.org. The new model alto was part of a redesign of most of the Conn saxophone line, taking place one model at a time, from 1928-34. Bass $ 7000, COMMITTEE AND COMMITTEE II THROUGH 1945 The pattern stays the same, but it takes up a larger space on the bell. with a gold body and silver keywork (finish 1), but I have
-around 270k, the engraving gets larger. to refer to these horns by model number only. Your purchases also help protect forests, including trees traditionally used to make instruments. 6
Here are a few things to bear in mind: When advertising an instrument for sale, you will often see the serial number referred to as 36xxxx. ibid., 1927 catalog. Eb Alto Naked Lady with Baritone $ 3100, THE MARTIN, MUSIC MAN, AND MAGNA outside the years indicated on this list, please let me know. body and nickle keys " not realizing the variety of
C melody $ 800 generally feature a stylized full "Naked Lady" in
I did not consider auction sales (such as E-Bay); private sales between individuals who are not regular dealers; pawn shop or other irregular sources, or any anecdotal stories. 0 bids. 14M Bb Bass
Baritone $ 2500 Stripe sets this cookie cookie to process payments. to the 4/6/10/12/14M Artist ("Naked Lady") series
it is almost universally thought that lacquer was not
Ive seen a couple of people pay some really stupid prices for these. Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Saxophones in most moderate to large factories were produced in batches- that is, a few dozen to a couple hundred at a time of a particular type. > Nickel Plate (6)
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Soprano curved $1800 Lady" engraving (might have only been high pitch models. Youll see these with different keywork styles, and almost always with elaborate engraving. or Best Offer. quotes. -the 26M Connqueror series beginning in 1935 (also offered with an optional overslung neck ofyet anotherdesign) So,
8M C Melody Tenor
I found this list while shopping for information and thought it nice to have on hand. Straight Alto $10,000 32. Soprano $2500 The VII was rejected by the Selmer faithful. YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. These treasures should be priced like Selmers from the same era, but theyre not. Bare Brass (4)
VII No. Alto Magna $ 2300 Some early 26Ms were also marked METRO or NATL, with serials suffixed AM or AN. Good condition items function properly but may exhibit some wear and tear. This series is characterized by: 1. The soprano models usually have keywork to high G, and have conventional palm key layout. It was designed by my good friend and legend Santy Runyon. ARISTOCRAT 290XXX 325XXX BIG B Years: 1931 - 1934 Serials: 244700 - 259999 (17 specimens) M Series Naked Lady. The third character indicated the year within the decade (defined by the first letter). example). The #239xxx serial number dates to 1930.Its been a minimally used and well cared for horn that has been stored for many years and awaits an overhaul.Have your tech set it up to your specs as far as pads, resos, key heights, spring ten. > Satin Gold Plate (0)
Date Serial Number 1894 High Pitched Models 2,000 1895 2,000 1896 2,000 1897 2,500 1898 3,000 1899 3,500 1900 3,900 1901 4,400 1902 5,100 1903 6,700 1904 8,500 1905 9,600 1906 10,800 1907 12,000 1908 13,000 1909 A famous example would be the early 30s Conn instruments. > Silver
At about the same time, the forked Eb trill disappears, and by the 250,xxx serial number range the 6M design is fairly complete. Additionally, the only Conns with the X stamped after the serial number that I have heard of were within a small serial range- around 200,xxx to 208,xxx- the first year of the ExperimentalLaboratory. rolled-tone-hole (LP), Eb Baritone Naked Lady with rolled-tone-holes, Eb Alto Connqueror with rolled-tone-holes, Bb Tenor Connqueror with rolled-tone-holes. 20 July 2012 Cornet section: Replaced picture on 20A Flugelhorn (1926). This can lead to what we call transitional models, which have some new and some old features. rolled-tone-hole (LP), Bb Tenor Naked Lady with rolled-tone-hole There seems to be more demand for the five digit horns, and some snobs reject the higher numbered examples. Conn Trumpet Notes Catalogue - Vol. SUPER DYNACTION There is a very good reason that demand (and prices) for these horns is so high: although not without their quirks, these are wonderful instruments. A serial network scheme with a small network size is designed for small user applications, and a parallel network scheme with high speed is designed for places such as data centres. >
Ive used a The Martin baritone for years. A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. > Nickel Plate (6)
Improved keywork, fingernail file G# key; microtuner necks; and really spectacular engraving on the Artist models (usually seen in gold plate, often with mother of pearl key touches, add 40%). > Silver
There is strong demand for these fine instruments. *1980 - 1986 serial numbers are for student trumpet and cornets only. > Nickel Plate (6)
Conn burned all its archives in 1970. Straight soprano $2000 If you have one or have pictures of one, please contact
inlaid finger tips, pearl rollers. With Conn the situation is potentially much more complicated and involves a much greater production range roughly #250k-278k (1932-37). The 10M production stayed in Elkhart until the end. WordPress Development by Madhav Saxena (Namas Solutions LLC), Conn Saxophones: A History of Excellence and Innovation, Saxophones & Saxophone Equipment for Sale. What's
In March of 1974 an alpha-numeric system was established: The horns made during that time are almost all Transitional 6Ms, identical to later 6Ms except for certain neck details (not all known, as summarized above) and, of course, the swivel thumbhook. Both tenors weremuch like a New Wonder Series II transitional- that is, they were mostly New Wonder Series II but with the raised side E and improved palm key spatulas and no forked Eb. These horns are under appreciated . XI No. This page contains a list of Conn serial numbers for brass instruments. 0 - Artist Finish ("Satin Gold"): Heavily gold plated
Alto $ 1800 from 1930 to 1940. Conn Trumpet Notes Catalogue - Vol. G# mechanism redesigned Thus, M= sax, O=flute, N=clarinet, D=French horn, etc. The totally new design carried over some of the great
Baritone $3000. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Baritone $1800. Take a look at THIS
Alto $ 6100 in keywork design. It's a completely made up name, as Conn started to refer to these horns by model number only. If you find an > Satin Gold Plate (0)
G sharp pad; and the high E key gained a curve. Usually seen in silver. 20% for gold. There are only alto and tenor horns in this series. This cookie can only be read from the domain they are set on and will not track any data while browsing through other sites. The __gads cookie, set by Google, is stored under DoubleClick domain and tracks the number of times users see an advert, measures the success of the campaign and calculates its revenue. There are many variations, but later examples tend to have rolled tone holes, adjusting screws for the stack keys, beautiful engraving, and a sound thats hard to beat. Almost perfection ! Some examples have screw in resonators. This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. but it's aftermarket. > Silver & Gold (1)
And lastly, here is a tenor example of a horn with the NM stamp. when dealing with the 1960s and later Conns it is good to provide a photo of the horn. These horns are much more desirable than any of their ancestors. this means that Conn's baritone and bass had more advanced
say: "Relacquer? over all, pearl inlaid keys and rollers, bell richly hand-engraved. Vintage Conn Transitional Alto Saxophone . Add 20% for silver. plating choices Conn had. Silver plate commands a 20% premium; gold a 30% premium. name indicated "Low Pitch" and "High Pitch", respectively. These horns can be a real bargain when you find a good one! C melody $ 800 > Nickel Plate (6)
And of course, if you know something I dont, share it! This Conn alto saxophone is a forerunner of the Conn 6M. If you note any discrepancies, or have additional information concerning this company, please contact us here at Horn-u-copia. Baritone $1800. aren't even listed in the Conn catalogs of this era. Baritone $1800 They will always have a raised silver logo on the bell; brown rollers; a silver resonance ring under the bell rim; snap in pads and Norton springs, and an underslung octave key. Theyre great! Basically the same horn as the 22. This series
Interestingly, most Conn serial number guides indicate that the 10M began its production by 260,xxx, so this is one of the very last few transitionals ever made. ( deduct 20%) ; the alto lost its microtuner in the 50s; the tenor got an underslung octave mechanism in the 50s; and they all gained nickel keywork. Alto Zephyr $1800 ONE
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After 1937 all 26Ms were marked VIII until the end of production in 1942. Note: From 1987 to present, add 50 to the serial number prefix to calculate the year of manufacture. And why was the alto so far ahead of its time (assuming the serial rings true)s, while the tenors were only different in a few areas? cost of these models is not significantly different than the
The Conqueror series (26M and 30M) have very elaborate adjustment mechanisms and solid silver key touches. These later examples play very well, but you should deduct 50%.. All of this series is mostly found in lacquer, so add 25% for silver, and 35% for the very rare gold examples. VII No. Ser#271k, Original finish at 90%--color is great! pearl and pearl rollers
Gold Plate (00), 12M
is the change in design of the chromatic F# key and G# cluster,
Tenor $1400 prices of the earlier New Wonder models quoted on the appropriate
It has two patent dates, "2-8-76" and "10-21-84", stamped with the word "STANLEY." It has the same trademark stamped into the iron, except that "STANLEY" is in a straight line, in large letters. Its generally agreed that Selmer made some of the very best horns of all time. and bass models (actually during the late New Wonder period)
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From 1987 on, the two-digit prefix number plus 50 will give you the year of manufacture. The first tenor was marked 201,xxxX , the second 207,xxxX, and the alto was marked 206,xxxAX. Curved Bb Soprano
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Deduct 25% for horns after this number. vintage alto saxophone top tenons for alto saxophone. Conn transitionals are some of my favorite horns of all time. If you have an undamaged and completely original Conn neck with or without the stamp and also know how to use calipers correctly and feel like helping out, please send me the following measurements in thousands of an inch: A: the inside diameter of the neck cork end The Superba I has rolled tone holes, the Superba II does not. Physical appearance is similar to the True Tone, but the neck is different, the keyguards are more deluxe. If you feel any image or soundbyte used here is in violation of copyright
Eb Alto
Youll be unlikely to find them in anything but lacquer. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. Alto $1200 These are the Top Hat and Cane horns, the best of the Bueschers. Google DoubleClick IDE cookies are used to store information about how the user uses the website to present them with relevant ads and according to the user profile. Conn Saxophone Serial Number List Years and Serial Numbers are approximate, Pictures all Models, Thanks Pete, and to all contributers! If it has been stolen recently, the legal owner may have registered it with an online database of stolensaxophones. These transitional 6M saxophones can have a wide variety of features, in general evolving over time from configurations that are mostly identical to New Wonder Series II configurations to configurations that are almost identical to the eventual 6M model of 1936 that remained mostly unchanged until 1948, when the rolled toneholes were discontinued. Questions: If the X simply meant a duplicate/mis-stamped serial, why have we not seen them outside of this small and busy era of new design going on at Conn? I have personally worked on two tenors and an alto built by Conn that were stamped with an X after the serial number. The modelnumber6M appeared only in catalogs and literature from about 1922 (when Conn started numbering its models) until about #276xxx (1936), when it started to appear on alto bodies. If there was ever a near perfect design, I think this it. This is probably what happened to cause Conn to stamp the neck tenons of the very first batch of transitional horns with NM- most likely for New Model- on the neck tenon. This article includes (with permission) information from posts on the forum at Saxontheweb by saxophone historian/geek Paul Lindemeyer, author of Celebrating the Saxophone, and photos and information from Brian at Getasax.com. sand blast velvet finish, bell richly engraved, pearl finger
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It is near mint condition, even though it is 75 years old! Eb Baritone
and "satin" means "frosted" or "matte" when referring to
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starting around s/n 260xxx (1934). - 263xxx for the tenor (considered the start of the "Naked
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You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. In 1936-37 (#276xxx-277xxx) appeared a run of about 1,000 horns stamped either 6M METRO or 6M NATL. C: the inside diameter of the inner tenon on the body end. Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the "Advertisement" category . The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. Conn Trumpet Notes Catalogue - Vol. Copyright 1994 - 2023. Alto $ 000 Tenor $1300 . Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. $2400 add 15% for silver neck I
Conn-O-Sax; Transitional; M Series Naked Lady; Connquerer Model (26M & 30M) Connstellation Model (28M) GRAFTON. Conn Transitional Tenor Saxophone serial number 243778. Granlund Woodwind Repair Bass $ 7500. 6 : Body heavily nickel plated and highly polished, pearl
They play rather nicely. Many companies make other instruments, not just saxophones and the serial numbers are spread over their entire range. that doesn't have "6M"
anyway if that is right does it affect the value of the vintage horns? About the 6Mand the stamp (Paul Lindemeyer). refreshing change. This particular sax is silver plated and is a great horn in terms of sound, building quality and technical finishing. model, but with split bell keys. The 234,xxx saxophone with the sculpted side E key would have been produced in late 1929, and this first modification to the New Wonder II would have been a direct result of the founding a little over a year earlier of Conns famed Experimental Laboratory led by saxophone design genius Allen Loomis. There are lots of variations on the Martin theme, and below are the ones that I think you should consider. I find their intonation to be sketchy at best. Add 15% for silver, 25% for gold plate. The chance this was stolen from the assembly line are near 0, there would be a clear account of how many were produced in a day and who handled them. You see them in lacquer, silver (add 15%), gold (add 20%) and Ive seen one nickel plated alto. You can buy two wonderful old Conns for what some people are asking for Selmers of the same era. Grafton Acrylic Alto Saxophone; HOLTON. The Conn-Selmer resource guide appears to leave out the S prefixes on its serial number list, deduced from an observation made here: . Soprano straight $1000 during this era you could get: - A horn
Tenor Magna $ 3200 rolled-tone-hole (LP), Eb Alto Naked Lady with Conn produced their first horns with a lacquer body and nickel
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These are merely the most obvious physical changes to the alto, which also had an entirely new and much-improved key mechanism and a new body tube, giving improved intonation and much easier volume control. These are the very best of the Aristocrat series. The Zephyr baritone remained essentially unchanged throughout the production run and sound great. Pristine examples bring top dollar. Alto $ 2000 I will be adding more soon, as well as checking for accuracy and updating these with more historical and instrument information. Watch this gear and we'll notify you if it becomes available again. Year Range; Serial Range; Wonder Improved - Elkhart IND & Worcester MASS; 1888 - 1893: 0 - 149: 1893 - 1894: 150 - 199: 1894 - 1895: 200 . S-1 Most are in silver. XI No. 6, 1882 C.G. it seems that when some people brought in their old Conns
It seems to have been
Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features. yet to see one and it's not in any of the catalogs I've seen
We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. So who knows? We have this very nice Conn Transitional alto saxophone for sale. This is a very late Conn transitional tenor saxophone that still has offset bell keys. "Transitional"
These were followed immediately in 1937 (#278xxx) by the model 6M VIII, marked as such. The Zephyr is a killer! So, lots of questions and not many answers. Ive also heard that the X could stand for a horn that was used by Conn as a floor model of sorts for their education outreach programs. > Silver
15 August 2012 Corrected some HTML errors and moved all instruments in the trumpet section to the gray color scheme. Or you want to play a horn with a number that is close to your idols saxophone. Yes, it was around serial number 263,000 that Conn changed the tenor saxes from two-sided to one-sided bell keys, and this is usually described as the end of the Transitional period and the beginning of the 10M or Artist series. Within the decade ( defined by the Selmer faithful alto Magna $ 2300 some early 26Ms were also METRO. Gray color scheme: Replaced picture on 20A Flugelhorn ( 1926 ) models, have. Idols saxophone is a tenor example of a horn with a gold plated one registered... Online database of stolensaxophones in mind that the models before the Balanced Action are overpriced horn with the cookie... Unchanged throughout the production run and sound great and lastly, here is forerunner... 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