The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. Plate (2) Selmer has the only legitimate claim to be the direct successor of Adolphe Sax. Alto $ 2000 have that much of any change after s/n 220xxx -- and the tenor Gold Plate (00). 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. We have this very nice Conn Transitional alto saxophone for sale. 1934 262,xxx Conn 10M Transitional tenor saxophone. Almost perfection ! Alto $4600 design) were probably discontinued by this time. rolled-tone-holes, Eb Baritone Naked Lady with The markingVIIIappears until about 1945. Absolutely worth it! Its important that the serial numbers on the neck match the body. 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. Conn Trumpet Notes Catalogue - Vol. 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. 5 If they wereprototypes of some sort- why would the prototype alto be stamped A if they didnt do that until later and it was probably only for bookkeeping purposes? Take it for what you will. After the mid 1950s, the Zephyr became an intermediate model, so deduct 30%. finish choice is mentioned on the Conn Repairing and overhauling these 6M variants is relatively straightforward, but I would recommend bringing them to a vintage saxophone specialist- ideally someone familiar with Conns- for best results. Conn-O-Sax; Transitional; M Series Naked Lady; Connquerer Model (26M & 30M) Connstellation Model (28M) GRAFTON. engraved near the serial number. Gold plate costs about 15% more. "TRANSITIONAL" 240XXX - 260XXX . body and nickle keys " not realizing the variety of ARISTOCRAT 330XXX 360XXX > sand blast velvet finish, bell richly engraved, inside of These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. ONE Bare Brass (4) Used with permission.). *1980 - 1986 serial numbers are for student trumpet and cornets only. When I set out to prepare a reference guide for pricing vintage horns, I did so with the clear understanding that its not a perfect world, and that the preparation of a perfect value guide would be impossible. This list is not correct for Conn saxophones (see Conn Woodwind Serial Numbers) or Conn bugles (see Pan American Brass Serial Numbers). this means that Conn's baritone and bass had more advanced These horns have a real cult following. Updated text on 1911 Large bore Bb and C. Updated Cornet model number . 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. Alto $ 2100 Saxophone.org. Please also note that "burnished" means "mirror-like" The character of the sound that . or Best Offer. Soprano straight $1000 It seems to have been These terms had appeared on certain 26M Connqueror altos as early as 1935, so possibly the 6Ms were reusing old tooling. were fewer plating choices: 4 -the letterAat the end of most alto serial numbers in this period (andonlythis period) Beautiful Conn gold plated Art Deco Transitional model alto. 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. rolled-tone-hole (HP), Eb Alto Naked Lady with Tenor Zephyr Spcl $ 3000 add 15% for silver neck Soprano $1500 C soprano $1000 MUST have original mouthpiece!! VII No. Tenors and alto horns only. All Rights Reserved. The main thing you learn from serial numbers is the age of the instrument of course. 1927 catalog. 24M Conn-O-Sax (F Alto) for refinish work, the repairman would look at the horn and bis and G moved to their own pivot screws, upper stack rod significantly shortened (saxophones are still designed this way today) The last major feature to change over was the pinky table, which is a New Wonder II style (albeit with a smooth rather than crosshatched G#) until about 249,xxx. Conn Tenth Edition Wonder Catalogue, 1885 C.G. Conn Trumpet Notes Catalogue - Vol. 16V Eb Contrabass Sarrusophone. From 1987 on, the two-digit prefix number plus 50 will give you the year of manufacture. keys and ferrules gold-plated and burnished. These horns all appear within a few hundred serial numbers of each other right around 235,000, in both alto and tenor. that had most of the features of a New Wonder model, but with 400 SERIES 291XXX 381XXX > Nickel Tenor $1400 Its generally agreed that Selmer made some of the very best horns of all time. keys, pearl rollers, bell richly hand-engraved. hand burnished. a new alto was introduced which set the saxophone world on Berry played a tenor saxophone almost identical to this one. Baritone $ 4500, SUPER BALANCED ACTION 35801- 53200 No one knows. (enamel) and "Poly-Chrome" (enamel with painted Silver is not uncommon (add 15%), gold a little more scarce (add 20%).. During the 1920's Conn dominated the booming saxophone business in the US along with its . Take a look at THIS 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 More than with any other model, condition is everything. 20M Straight Eb Sopranino (they called it an "Eb Soprano") direct mechanical action. Starting at serial #245xxx, the low Bb keycup moves to the left side of the bell, the octave key moves to the underside of the neck, and the one-piece thumbhook is replaced by a swivel assembly. 6M Eb Alto post by keltonshields. The suffix A disappears from 6Ms and 26Ms at #276xxx (late 1936). examples with a lacquer body with silver Apart from minor scratches, this horn is is good shape. The Mark VI was an impossible act to follow. Connstellation Model (28M) Years: 1950 - 1952 Serials: 328000 - 351000 (2 specimens) C.G. necessarily indicative of a "Transitional" horn! There are lots of variations on the Martin theme, and below are the ones that I think you should consider. Tenor $ 2800 TRANSITIONAL 240XXX 260XXX Add 20% for gold plating. Vintage Buescher, Conn, Martin, King & Selmer Serial Numbers, Connstellation Rolled tone holes discontinued. the biggest change from the New Wonder to the M series of *1980 - 1986 serial numbers are for student trumpet and cornets only. The Constellation 28M alto has three octave vents and the best feeling mechanism around, along with a high tech (for the era) plastic key guard. Your purchases help youth music programs get the gear they need to make music. I've seen a couple of horns refurbished This is essentially a renamed Super with different engraving. Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. JavaScript is disabled. a pentagon. The baritones are particularly rich sounding. only gold-plated horns I have seen throughout this series bore and tonehole placement redesigned. HOME > SAXOPHONE > Saxophone Info > Serial Numbers. : Highly polished brass throughout, pearl inlaid finger tips horns (regardless of any additonal art-deco filigree) until Tenor 30M $ 4000 The best vintage tenor, IMHO You see them in lacquer, silver (add 15%), gold (add 20%) and Ive seen one nickel plated alto. Baritone $1800. Revision 1. It was not moved to Nogales Arizona or Nogales Mexico. and pearl rollers. > Usually seen in silver. They have quite a cult following today, and with good reason. No,No, the M prefix denotes the ARTIST models eg.M266xxxA (my late tranny/6M). 2 ("Silver, Gold Bell"): Body heavily silver plated, is characterized by: 1. 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%). Better feel and intonation than the Balanced.. Conn Trumpet Notes - Vol. Keys inlaid with A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. C soprano $1000 The widely available original Conn brass serial . front F redesigned Deduct for needed repairs and/or restoration to original condition. plating choices Conn had. refers to Conn's change from the New Wonder series of horns Most are in silver. So who knows? From 1965 until 1988, these fine German horns (manufactured by J. Keilworth) were distributed at various times by W. T. Armstrong and Conn. Watch this gear and we'll notify you if it becomes available again. The indication (LP) and (HP) after the model Silver plate commands a 20% premium; gold a 30% premium. Ive seen a couple of people pay some really stupid prices for these. Silver plated ones bring 20% more, Ive never seen a gold plated one. available with the large variety of New Wonder finishes. of 1927 and 1928 catalogs. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The later examples have better intonation in the upper end than the earlier examples. Watch this gear and we'll notify you if it becomes available again. WONDER through 150XXX I have based my research on actual selling prices by recognized dealers. Deduct 10% for lacquer, add 30% for gold. Baritone 12M $ 3600. The Conn Transitional saxophones derived their model name from the transition from the "New Wonder" models to the 4/6/10/12/14M Artist ("Naked Lady") series. are used by permission. Silver examples bring about a 20% premium; gold plate about 30% more. Add 15% for this feature. the only horn that had any DESIGN CHANGES was the Eb alto. New Wonder saxophone. I have a 262850 transitional. underslung octave key and redesigned octave mechanism 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. The prices range from around $1000 for one in not-so-great shape needing an overhaul to around $2700 for a freshly overhauled excellent condition example- with the rare gold plate or an extremely pristine STDD or VIII stamped version sometimes going for a bit more than that. MARTIN HORNS THROUGH 1933 1990. 20 July 2012 Cornet section: Replaced picture on 20A Flugelhorn (1926). soon found their way to the tenor. This small company made around 25000 horns between 1937 and 1982 and have a fanatical following. 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. Alto Zephyr Spcl. to refer to these horns by model number only. (HP), Eb Baritone Naked Lady with Most of the examples you will find will be in a satin silver finish. Baritone $3400. Alto $ 2800 Loyalist website. 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. As afore mentioned, Couesnon Models; 1900 . 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. 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. Satin Some information may repeat between what I wrote and what he wrote, but trust me there is a ton of information here and the read is worth it if you are interested in Conn transitional altos! Note: From 1987 to present, add 50 to the serial number prefix to calculate the year of manufacture. So whatever these X horns are,I have worked on three of them- two tenors and an alto. Interestingly, the alto I have seen (206,xxxAX serial number, pictured below) has almost every feature to be found on the eventual 6M. have been contacted by someone who said that he had a horn There is strong demand for these fine instruments. They play much better! Those serials started with a 'C'. saxophones. MODELE 22 750 4450 Alto 6M $ 2000 horns stamped viii seem to play best If you feel any image or soundbyte used here is in violation of copyright that doesn't have "6M" I have a 10M with a serial number starting with the letter 'L', made in 1968 in Elkhart, Indiana. keys. or nickel keys. Conn Trumpet Notes Catalogue - Vol. 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. Lots of minor variations along the line: necks; engraving; side key attachment etc., but even the worst of them is not bad. rolled-tone-hole (LP), Bb Tenor Naked Lady with rolled-tone-hole Most of the Zephyr series was in lacquer, add 15% for silver. To me, I think that since the term transitional is unofficial, it is easier and make more sense to apply it as it is defined- therefore to all saxophones from the end of the New Wonder Series II line that have any of the new features that eventually end up on the 6M. This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. Alto $ 2000 Conn transitionals are some of my favorite horns of all time. art deco "Transitional" engraving or "Naked I will be adding more soon, as well as checking for accuracy and updating these with more historical and instrument information. 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. A swivel thumbrest Mouthpiece and case is included. My late transitional is zippier and slightly brighter. vintage alto saxophone top tenons for alto saxophone. The changes that were made at this point were the redesigned palm keys, the raised and sculpted side E, redesigned octave pips, and possibly a slight alteration to the neck tube inner dimensions. These are very common horns, which play rather nicely when set up properly. The Eb/C mechanism is genius; the articulated low C#/Bb mechanism should be on all horns. Bb Tenor ARISTOCRAT 270XXX 290XXX Serial numbers can be used to identify supposedly better instruments. Ive never seen a gold example. Items must be returned in original, as-shipped condition with all original packaging.Learn More. > Burnished SUPERBA I Some examples have screw in resonators. -the nickname New York Neck, of unknown origin, usually used for the non-tuner overslung, but sometimes confused with theMETROneck tips, pearl rollers. Some models certainly command the highest prices. STARTED at approximately s/n: - 220xxx for baritone XI No. Toward the high end of the serial number range you begin to see some examples that look like 400 bells on Aristocrat bodies. And of course, if you know something I dont, share it! I saw this > Silver & Gold (1) The horns from 1933 (Handcraft Committee) through the early 60s (the Magna) can hold their own with anything ever made. 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. 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. The engraving is beautiful, but they just dont play very well. internal mechanism of tunable neck redesigned About Conn-Selmer Conn-Selmer Careers Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Latest News Accessibility Statement Contact Conn Selmer. new mechanism which was far superior to anything seen before. Conn burned all its archives in 1970. Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. 3, 1884 C.G. The early ones are mostly seen in silver, add 15% for gold plate. Lady" one-side-bell-key M series by ABOUT 263xxx. This is the first Buffet horn youre likely to see. The alto also lacks the body-to-bell-key-cage pantsguard- perhaps if we could find out if a 266,xxx horn would have that, that could tell us something. burnished. BUESCHER Serial Numbers. They will always have snap in pads and Norton springs. > Burnished Gold Plate (00), 4M 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. full Transitional glory: M series keywork and art deco engraving. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. 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. Soprano $2000 . Some of these are beautifully engraved (add 10%). of this website's content, please e-mail saxpics@gmail.com Europe. View similar gear from other sellers on Reverb. There are, of course, a very few Super 20 baritones, some with silver necks (add 15%) and I have seen one with a silver bell. > Nickel Plate (6) Its been done with the Buescher New Aristocrats to some degree, but only because theyre such prized classical instruments and the variations are fewer neck stamps01, **, 3in a very limited serial range of #263k-268k (1931-34). The engraving is usually not too elaborate. C melody $ 800 Conn Trumpet Notes- Vol. Lucky you! We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Im one of those fanatics. it is almost universally thought that lacquer was not Alto $1200 Conn produced their first horns with a lacquer body and nickel The soprano models usually have keywork to high G, and have conventional palm key layout. This can lead to what we call transitional models, which have some new and some old features. Finally after #278k (1937), all altos and necks are simply markedVIIIif they are marked at all. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". 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. [About If not, it could be this (rare, so unlikely) model: 8B Symphony Grand (Gustat). Eb Baritone Oops, looks like you forgot something. "Transitional" refers to Conn's change from the New Wonder series of horns to the 4/6/10/12/14M Artist ("Naked Lady") series of horns. 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? They play rather nicely. The Superba I has rolled tone holes, the Superba II does not. Conn Trumpet Notes- Vol. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Finally, it seems that when some people brought in their old Conns The 6M alto; 10M tenor; and 12M baritone are the famous naked lady horns. sand blast velvet finish, bell richly engraved, pearl finger What's Conn Serial Number Ranges By Model. Bare Brass (4) Tenor $1200 1, 1881 C.G. split bell keys to bell keys on one side of the horn (LH side YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. > Satin Gold Plate (0) my donation or the profits from the banner ads & calendar going toward? . Alto 26M $ 2800 Gold Plate (0) cost of these models is not significantly different than the Baritone $2500. 7 Jun 11, 2021. There are only alto and tenor horns in this series. Ive never seen them in anything but lacquer. damage; the low C sharp, B, and B flat keys now opened the The VII was rejected by the Selmer faithful. Baritone Zephyr $ 2900 Holton - Chicago; . The other members of the family still had the True Tone label. Baritone $ 3000 In other words, model, but with New Wonder or plain engraving. The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. There were 2 sets of Conn models that had M prefacing the serial number, and this often a source of confusion. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! The totally new design carried over some of the great New Wonder Transitional; Artist ("Naked Lady") Connqueror 26M & 30M; Connstellation 28M; Director 14M & 16M; DJH Modified; Couesnon. Sopranino $ 2100 By clicking Accept All, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. 1989 3900000. SUPER DYNACTION I have personally worked on two tenors and an alto built by Conn that were stamped with an X after the serial number. I used to have a 1932 transitional alto with a New York neck. Theres a real oversupply of alto horns. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". the patent number 1119954 should not be confused with a serial number.) These come in three flavors: New Largebore (11951 13000); Cigar Cutter (13,000 17,000), and Super (17,000 18,700). Theyre almost always seen in satin silver. Bizarrely, one of them sportedstraight toneholes. This can lead to what we call transitional models, which have some new and some old features. Baritone $ 2500 Baritone low A $7200. (Note: The name 6M comes from Conns model number for altos at the time, and the 6M model number is seen in catalogs only until 1936, when Conn started stamping 6M on the body of the saxophone above the serial number.). model, but with split bell keys. Except for the Saxello, I cant find anybody expressing much interest in the Kings made before the Zephyr. ibid., 1927 catalog. 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. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video. high F (from Steve The bell keys switch from a split bell key design to left-hand design at about 245,xxx. Some early 26Ms were also marked METRO or NATL, with serials suffixed AM or AN. The first transitional feature to appear on the altos is the sculpted/raised side E touchpiece, the earliest example of which I have seen was on a 234,xxx horn that was with that one design exception a run-of-the-mill New Wonder Series II. The Conn 6M Transitional Saxophone The name 6M "Transitional" is a blanket term applied by saxophone collectors and players to the alto saxophones made by C. G. Conn Ltd. during the period of evolution from the New Wonder Series II alto saxophone to the 6M "Artist" alto saxophone. Baritone $ 2200 C melody $ 800 C melody $ 800 Alto Zephyr $1800 This page contains a list of Conn serial numbers for brass instruments. Tenor $5500 More info: Some had sterling silver necks (add 20%), very few were silver plated (add 20%), Ive seen a gold one, although I was not totally convinced it was original. SUPER 11951 18700 They also had features well ahead of their time (assuming the serial was correct)- though the alto much more so. 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. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. I think the ones below around 275000 are good horns, and that you should be careful above that number. Many companies make other instruments, not just saxophones and the serial numbers are spread over their entire range. This is a partial list, and represents only some of the most visible changes. in the 1930's to protect the finish, but this was not 15 August 2012 Corrected some HTML errors and moved all instruments in the trumpet section to the gray color scheme. The baritones are extremely rare and fabulous! "Transitional" M SERIES 260XXX 834XXX 400 SERIES 291XXX - 381XXX . G sharp pad; and the high E key gained a curve. It contains a hashed/encrypted unique ID. > I understand there were a few made with sterling silver bells. Tenor Music Man $2800 very rare, but fabulous! This particular sax is silver plated and is a great horn in terms of sound, building quality and technical finishing. 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