One Saturday night in , Civil War veteran Charles Gerard Conn got involved in a brawl that resulted in a split lip. The new mouthpiece, which he later patented, caught the eye of other musicians.
He made a few for his friends, but soon there was such a demand for his mouthpieces that he rigged up a lathe from an old sewing machine and began turning them out as fast as possible.
In , a French musical instrument maker named Dupont stopped by the shop and asked if he might use Conn's bench to repair some horns. After watching him work for several days, Conn decided that he, too, could make a horn. In that same year, in a closet-size shop only 20 feet square, Col. Conn produced the first American-built cornet. By the shop moved into larger quarters, and Conn began adding instruments to his line. In , Colonel Conn brought 15 European instrument craftsmen to the United States and gave them the space, the tools and the incentive to make the finest instruments their skills would allow.
Their expertise, teamed with the Colonel's ingenuity and ambition, soon produced instruments so exceptional that they were accorded highest honors in the World's Columbia Exposition in Chicago. Twice the Conn plant burned to the ground. Twice it was rebuilt, bigger and better than before.
Famous bandmasters and musicians visited the plant and personally endorsed "Conn Wonder Instruments. Liberati and others were frequent visitors. Vaudeville was at its peak, and the theaters and music halls of Elkhart saw a steady procession of the finest bands and musicians of the day. Here is a link to the archive of previously sold trombones on our website. If you have a unique or interesting trombone that you need assistance determining the age of the instrument, give us a call or send an email with a few photo's.
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Is this a legit, safe shop? Please feel free to contact me with any questions. My problem is finding out how old it is as I cannot find a serial number anywhere and I have looked in all the places I should look but I suspect that it has been worn away.
So the only clues I have are:- It is not an Elkhart model I should be so lucky. The trigger action is string operated. The hand slide is spring loaded. The mouthpiece receiver could be Remington or standard. I have tried both types of shank and neither fits properly so I am leaning towards the idea of a Remington receiver which has had a standard shank forced into it!
Any help with the detective work would be greatly appreciated. Cheers and stay safe Stewbones Re: How old is my 88H? I've seen Abilene horns with no discernible serial number, so yours may be one also. My best guess would be Abilene years. Good luck with it.
Post by Burgerbob » Wed Jun 10, pm Sounds like an '80s or '90s horn. I had one with similar markings, fixed leadpipe, string linkage. No serial on the handslide on the grips? Some pictures would help as well. Post by stewbones43 » Wed Jun 10, pm Thanks guys, I will try to get some pictures when it is cleaned up better. Cheers Stewbones Usually you can also find the serial number on the bottom outer slide on the cork barrel end. Post by mrdeacon » Thu Jun 11, pm Haha four different answers in this thread.
Will be fun to find out who's right when we see the bell engraving! My money is on burgerbob! Just a guess! Serial number: look carefully on bottom of slide, near tenon, just below fixed brace. Attachment Here is a link to a photo of the engraving on the bell of the 88H. Does that help to date it?
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