- Conn trombone serial numbers serial numbers#
- Conn trombone serial numbers serial#
- Conn trombone serial numbers code#
Now, in another thread we discuss that, in fact, the sax bodies of PanAms and Conns are the same, it is the keywork and inclusion or exclusion of RTH which make them different. According to the Conn Loyalist site, they were marketed as being 'Produced by the Pan American company'. I do not know when the name brand Cavalier vanished from use. The latest Cavalier instruments I have found were late '30's.these being Cornets and Mellophones.
Conn trombone serial numbers serial#
Any Conn stencil I have seen has had the tell-tale 'P' in the serial number, indicating Pan Am. Has anyone seen Cavalier saxes with same-side bell keys or serials over 5000? I'm thinking Conn stencilled Pan Ams for third parties, but not Cavaliers.
Despite the simple engraving, both horns have MOP rollers and concave pearl touches. I'm sensing low production over a short period of time. My Cavalier alto is serial 08xx and the tenor is 06xx. My 20s Pan AM alto has the locking screws, but none are present on the Cavaliers. I am thinking that the Cavalier line must have been abandoned by 1929. These horns use the Conn-style tapered pivot screws. I have a Cavalier Alto in silver plate and a Cavalier Tenor in brass.
Conn trombone serial numbers serial numbers#
He wasn't sure of the dates for Cavaliers, but Pan American production apparently ran from around 1917 to 1954 and the Pan American serial numbers don't mesh with the Conn serial number list (no source. The remaining four numbers constitute the serial number on a monthly basis.Conn Trombone Serial Numbers List 5,6/10 2726reviewsĪccording to Don Bilger, Conn also manufactured trombones under the Pan American and Cavalier brand names.
Conn trombone serial numbers code#
THE CODE IS AS FOLLOWS:įirst character (letter) indicates decade, "G" for 1970's, "H" for 1980's, etc.Second character (letter) indicates month of year, "A" for January, "B" forFebruary, etc.Third Character (number) indicates year of decade, reading directly.Fourth Character (number) indicates group as follows:ġ - Cornet 2 - Trumpet 3 - Alto 4 - French Horn 5 - Mellophonium 6 - Valve Trombone 7 - Slide Trombone 8 - Baritone - Euphonium 9 - Tuba 10 - Sousapone
FOR THE MOST PART THOSE YEARS WERE NOT VERY GOOD ONESFOR WORKMANSHIP, AS THE WORKERS WERE UNSKILLED COMPARED TO THE GREATCRAFTSMEN FROM ELKHART.īEGINNING IN MARCH 1974 A CODE SYSTEM WAS SET UP. IF YOU HAVE A HORN THAT SAYS TEXAS THAT IS THE VINTAGE FROMTHOSE YEARS. AROUND THAT TIME THECONN BRASS INSTRUMENTS WERE BEING MANUFACTURED IN SOUTH TEXAS AND NOTIN ELKHART.
NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM 1967 TO MARCH 1974.
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