6313173622 Since the first American cornet in 1875, C.G. The remaining numbers indicated the production number within the month. THE GREAT AMERICAN BAND AND ORCHESTRA COMPANY . Conn Reed & Brass Musical Instrument Serial Numbers". Your data will be safe!Your e-mail address will not be published. So; Don't Rely Exclusively on this or any other list of Conn Research Data, But Take What I have Given You, Make Notes, Compare with the Notes of Others, Look at Your Instrument or Photos of the Instrument in Question, Then Ask The follow Up Questions of the Seller, Get the Proper follow Up Photos to Show the Identifiers You Need To Determine You Location And Date Of Manufacture, And You Will Know The Accurate Age Of your Instrument, All the Data is Here.
Conn continued producing "firsts" throughout its distinguished history: the first American saxophone, first double-bell euphonium, first sousaphone (built to the great Sousa's specifications), and a long list of many others. From 1987 on, the two-digit prefix number plus 50 will give you the year of manufacture. The time and dates, Above and Below; Serial Numbers, Date of Manufacture, along with any other delineation or notation, or reference listed on this page are accurate to the best of our current knowledge as of January 2012, and I have no knowledge that there are an inconsistencies or inaccuracies listed or published on this reference page. Conn, the oldest continuous manufacturer of band instruments in America, literally gave birth to the U.S. See Conn Reed Instrument List at Bottom of Page, or Click Return To Link Page , with additional Page on This Web Site. In 1907 he built an Immensaphone, the largest horn in the world. Some instruments, mostly from the 1920's, have either a star ("*") or the letter "B" stamped near the serial number. Please, Use the above information for your own guidance and do search further as the Conn Information due to the varying locations and rebirth and regeneration of the Ownership has created a sketchy at best group of resources containing Serial number information, Dates of Proposed Manufacture, Location of Manufacture, and all this set in the arena where it is necessary to further question to accurately determine the date and location of Manufacture with further qualifiers and questions such as "Is this a cup mouthpiece instrument, Is this cup Mouthpiece Instrument Reed or Brasswind, and then further determine Text on the Bell or further Engraving to determine if the instrument Artwork or Engraving Notation is Consistent to Elkhart, Texas, Arizona, Timeline and Model of Instrument Manufacture at that Specific Time, Such as the Trombones which at Various Times May Contain the Delineation as "Artist" or "Symphony", or "Elkhart", All of which Engraving and Artwork are Time Specific Exclusive to a Limited Time of Manufacture and Specific Locations in that Time Frame of Limited Periods of Manufacture During The Specific Decade of Manufacture for Which The Engraving or Numbering System was Used. Conn Glaesel Henri Selmer Paris Holton King Leblanc Ludwig Scherl & Roth Selmer Vincent Bach Wm.
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