Three Remington Signature Trombone Mouthpieces are offered for large shank tenor trombone. I would guess it to be a "younger" horn. What we thought was the serial number on the trumpet was “33351,” and according to the Conn Loyalist webpage and the Conn-Selmer site, this would date the horn sometime between 1891-1895. Conn director trombone. What do brass repair guys do for fun when they get together? My son-in-law discovered this sitting in a local music store for many, many months. Language: Adams Musical Instruments - Experience the Sound of Quality Instrument Related (Trumpet - Other Loyalist Sites) The Bach Loyalist "New and Improved" Besson Loyalist: The Besson (Kanstul) Loyalist: Conn Loyalist: The Conn Loyalist: ContemporaCorner.com: Contempora Corner (F.A. This model has a big sound that works well in concert band. This would be a candidate for a restoration project or it can be played as is. Horn is in decent shape and the bell and body have had the dents removed. The 62H trombone was designed with the advice of LA studio great Bill Reichenbach. There were numerous types of Frank Holton & Co. low brass instruments through the years. Mark and Christine Derksen, founder of The Conn Loyalist. According to Conn's website and the Conn Loyalist website, this horn was made in 1958. Very nice condition with only minor dents, nothing big. This tuba has many years of play left in it. To my knowledge, for 1940 vintage CONN horns you will find the serial number on the thumb valve casing, not under the valve levers as on more recent horns from CONN. The Conn Loyalist . ... Our Principal Tuba player, Thomas Allely, will this week take a sidestep from the Tuba to play the Cimbasso in Opera Queensland’s performances of Verdi’s Macbeth. The Conn Loyalist: The Conn Slide Trombone Model List ; Writer Bio. Subject: CONN Serial Numbers. This is the only Conn trumpet I know of with that feature. valves are fast and smooth. C G Conn . Yes, another copy-cat loyalist site. big phat sound! A very nice playing four valve Eb bass tuba. Conn 24J BBb Tuba...HUGE!!! We began the identifying process by searching up the serial number on Conn trumpet databases. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips (embouchure) cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate. Whether you like the CONNstellation Series Double Horn, 62HI Dual Independent Rotor Bass Trombone or 5JW Series 4-Valve 4/4 BBb Tuba, you can take confidence that you're making a great choice. The outstanding intonation, response and agility will appeal to the professional … lacquer/finish is excellent. As cool as. The bow guard needs some minor soldering. Elizabeth Falwell has been writing for the TV news industry since 2005. It's a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at eBay.com. A graduate of the S.I. The remaining numbers indicated the production number within the month. Serial places it around 1925. The bow guard needs some minor soldering. $4000 . Comes with neck and conn bits. Work on horns, of course! HoltonLoyalist.com is not related in any way to current manufacturer of Holton instruments; the Conn Selmer Company. Played this in a few Christmas and Memorial Day parades. White Company Holton Loyalist : Dedicated to the horns and continuing history of Holton instruments Conn's larger instruments are every bit as impressive as their trumpets and flugelhorns. I don't know exactly how it came to mean "big", but that's what it means to tuba people, thanks to York et al. ). It plays very well as is. For sale!! The word used to mean something like "freak of nature", back in the day when Frankenstein was written, and that meaning is in that sense historically respectable. From 1987 on, the two-digit prefix number plus 50 will give you the year of manufacture. This would be a candidate for a restoration project or it can be played as is. Gold lacquer interior professionally done. The Serial Number is 135xxx which dates it to be 1913. The response and intonation are very good. The Cimbasso is a brass instrument in the trombone family and has the same range as a tuba or a contrabass trombone. I am selling a Conn 14J E flat tuba. every thing works. For those of you who did not get an earlier (June 1994) message, I have copied a list of CONN serial numbers and approximate dates of manufacture. If I could find an actual bass trumpet mouthpiece, and maybe an actual leadpipe/main-tuning-slide, it might sound better. What we can say for sure is that it is a very old horn, which Interlochen should be proud to possess, and I am honored to have played (and for what it's worth, it sounded really good! The following is from the Conn Loyalist website: The Conn factory also built the world's largest drum, a slide tuba to make noises like a ship's warning whistle, tenor tubas for the jackass role in Strauss' Don Juan, and a saxophone for one-armed musician Al Miller. 122 rows '6' = Valve Trombone, '7' = Slide Trombone, '8' = Baritone Horn & Euphonium, '9' = Tuba, and '10' = Sousaphone. Conn's early tuba product lines, this project also explores the particularly anomalous design in the top-action valve apparatus of the Conn Wonder Model tuba product line. Her work has appeared on WXII 12 News, WMGT 41 News, NewParent.com and multiple parenting blogs. Trombones. See before and after pictures of the tuba on the Examples page. This is the modern reincarnation of the classic Conn 62H bass trombone, originally built from 1969-1972. A gold plated Conn 2B. ... Conn Loyalist - 16E Mellophonium. Bach Loyalist. The R is the original Remington model and is standard equipment with the Conn 88H trombone. Mark and Rich Ita. In addition to investigating each of C.G. Based on the condition of the horn, lacquer, etc. it is a large bore horn. I believe this is the correct model number after reviewing the Conn Loyalist info. The idea behind it was to have a tuba sized flugel horn. Reynolds) Dave's Bach Trumpet Page: HN White.com Devoted to all of HN White's instruments! bell is 5 1/8 inches in diameter and, according to the conn loyalist website, this makes it the 38b model. Has had most dents removed. A beautiful horn with a serial number beginning with 751,XXX. conn connstellation model 38b- in excellent condition! Dedicated to the generations of high skilled persons which created, and the players which performed on instruments of the Frank Holton & Company; Makers of High Grade Band Instruments. For my purposes, it should work fine. The Kanstul-Besson Loyalist. It is a late 24J, BBb tuba. Contact me beforehand if you wish to use another carrier. The name Remington is one of the most famous in the trombone world. I know there are some avid Conn enthusiasts here on the board, so I'd like to know if this tuba has any real value. Serial Number Year Manufactured ... "8" = Baritone Horn & Euphonium, "9" = Tuba, and "10" = Sousaphone. Conn 46K Jumbo Sousaphone. The Fluba’s sound is supposedly very mellow, a bit brighter than the tuba, and a bit darker than the contra-bass trumpet.