is the change in design of the chromatic F# key and G# cluster, of horns. Note: From 1987 to present, add 50 to the serial number prefix to calculate the year of manufacture. Serial numbers can be used to identify supposedly better instruments. 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. the biggest change from the New Wonder to the M series of > Nickel This particular sax is silver plated and is a great horn in terms of sound, building quality and technical finishing. Tenor $1200 Bare Brass (4) Holton - Chicago; . The horns made during that time are almost all Transitional 6Ms, identical to later 6Ms except for certain neck details (not all known, as summarized above) and, of course, the swivel thumbhook. In most cases the reason is for the one stated above, but it is always worth checking when buying an instrument. Before the current model lineup evolved, Keilworth imported some nice horns stamped The New King with rolled tone holes and plastic key guards (must be intact) that have a small following. About the 6Mand the stamp (Paul Lindemeyer). The test_cookie is set by doubleclick.net and is used to determine if the user's browser supports cookies. me! C soprano $1000 MUST have original mouthpiece!! Straight Alto $10,000 The necks have a new, quicker-changing microtuner. fork Eb trill disappears These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Ok, on with the article. Toward the high end of the serial number range you begin to see some examples that look like 400 bells on Aristocrat bodies. This series is characterized by: The evolution in keywork design. Alto $ 2200 split bell keys to bell keys on one side of the horn (LH side that had most of the features of a "Naked Lady" I found it darker and rounder. I (HP), Eb Baritone Naked Lady with Watch this gear and we'll notify you if it becomes available again. 1991 4100000. So saxophones may not be numbered sequentially. That model comes with and without the first slide trigger. Pristine examples bring top dollar. Watch this gear and we'll notify you if it becomes available again. Plate (2) They do play rather nicely, and you sometimes see them in silver (add 20%) and Ive heard there were some gold ones. new "longer" design and the bari and bass didn't While Conn generally used the numbers to refer to finish, Lady" engraving (might have only been high pitch models. 1932 CONN TRANSITIONAL TENOR Serial#253,xxxSOLD,SOLD,SOLD Photo $ 3000 1941 CONN 10M TENOR Serial . XI No. Lucky you! - 237xxx for the alto and included the underslung octave key There are quite a few saxophone serial number charts on the internet, these ones have mostly been adapted from existing manufacturers and saxophone enthusiasts charts. They are often beautifully engraved. Baritone $ 3100. They have quite a cult following today, and with good reason. "Chrome" Although the word transitional is a word that has been applied after the fact by saxophone enthusiasts, it may be more appropriate to refer to these saxophones as the New Model, because, The Very First Transitionals- The New Model. have that much of any change after s/n 220xxx -- and the tenor I used to have a 1932 transitional alto with a New York neck. The suffix A disappears from 6Ms and 26Ms at #276xxx (late 1936). It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. The widely available original Conn brass serial . You can see these in use in the above-mentioned Grafton Acrylic Alto Saxophone; HOLTON. Soprano $3000 The VII was rejected by the Selmer faithful. These terms had appeared on certain 26M Connqueror altos as early as 1935, so possibly the 6Ms were reusing old tooling. NEW WONDER CHU BERRY 150XXX 240XXX 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. View similar gear from other sellers on Reverb. 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. keys and ferrules gold-plated and burnished. Ive used a The Martin baritone for years. 15 August 2012 Corrected some HTML errors and moved all instruments in the trumpet section to the gray color scheme. direct mechanical action. Soprano straight $1000 Add 15% for silver, 25% for gold. Gold Plate (00). 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. swivel thumbrest For altos, the serial number range of the transitional horns is roughly 234,000 to 270,000- give or take a few- which means from roughly 1930 to 1935. Microtuners; and adjustable pivot screws; and added an entirely My personal favorite 10M (best ever) is actually only 2 serial numbers later than this one! . New Wonder Transitional: 237,000 (1930) 263,000 (1935) Artist ("Naked Lady") 263,000 (1935) unknown (1971) Connqueror 26M & 30M: 263,000 (1935) 309,000 (1943) Connstellation 28M . Thus, M= sax, O=flute, N=clarinet, D=French horn, etc. The Eb/C mechanism is genius; the articulated low C#/Bb mechanism should be on all horns. The cookie is set by MailChimp to record which page the user first visited. These horns have a real cult following. 11M tenor -- Tenor Music Man $2800 very rare, but fabulous! I have a 10M with a serial number starting with the letter 'L', made in 1968 in Elkhart, Indiana. Other features that changed (incomplete list): new double socket neck design 16V Eb Contrabass Sarrusophone. Baritone $3300, SUPERBA II I've seen a couple of horns refurbished If there was ever a near perfect design, I think this it. But here goes: Some altos made as early as 1932 have stampings on the necks in front of the microtuner sleeve eitherSTDD MorSTDD N. Thenin the #276k-277k range only(1936-37), altos appear that are stampedMETROorNATLunder the thumbhook, after the model number. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". > Silver Indeed, prefixing M for saxophone was probably done for the same reasons of record-keeping during the sax boom of the mid 20s. have been contacted by someone who said that he had a horn Conn was one of the largest saxophone manufacturers of its day, and its production volume was quite high. 1990 4000000. the patent number 1119954 should not be confused with a serial number.) This item is sold As-Described and cannot be returned unless it arrives in a condition different from how it was described or photographed. Conn Trumpet Notes Catalogue - Vol. By clicking Subscribe, I agree to receive exclusive offers & promotions, news & reviews, and personalized tips for buying and selling on Reverb. Ser#271k, Original finish at 90%--color is great! This is a beautiful original lacquer Conn 10M Tenor from the earliest period of the 10M (10M starts at 263k or so). features of the past such as rolled tone holes; Resopads; ARISTOCRAT 270XXX 290XXX Later ones have sculpted low Eb/C keys like the legendary S-1. 6, 1882 C.G. thumbrest on some models. Deduct for needed repairs and/or restoration to original condition. In March of 1974 an alpha-numeric system was established: The Mark VI was an impossible act to follow. Alto $4600 It is near mint condition, even though it is 75 years old! Loyalist website. Youll be unlikely to find them in anything but lacquer. It is a late transitional 10M (notice no 10M stamp by the serial number quite yet) and it is original lacquer. Conn Tenth Edition Wonder Catalogue, 1885 C.G. 20M Straight Eb Sopranino (they called it an "Eb Soprano") Conn Saxophone model numbers Italics indicates "educated guess". I did not consider auction sales (such as E-Bay); private sales between individuals who are not regular dealers; pawn shop or other irregular sources, or any anecdotal stories. 24M Conn-O-Sax (F Alto) in the 1930's to protect the finish, but this was not The other members of the family still had the True Tone label. Couesnon Models; 1900 . > for refinish work, the repairman would look at the horn and Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the "Advertisement" category . from 1930 to 1940. Copyright 1994 - 2023. Soprano $ 2200 All of the Martin horns have a sweet sound, and a very lush lower end. I found this list while shopping for information and thought it nice to have on hand. they also occasionally used the appleations that are in This is a partial list, and represents only some of the most visible changes. that is essentially a 6M (etc.) Add 20% for gold plating. The indication (LP) and (HP) after the model Alto $ 800 . Improved keywork, fingernail file G# key; microtuner necks; and really spectacular engraving on the Artist models (usually seen in gold plate, often with mother of pearl key touches, add 40%). Here are a few things to bear in mind: When advertising an instrument for sale, you will often see the serial number referred to as 36xxxx. Years: 1931 - 1934 Serials: 244700 - 259999 (17 specimens) M Series Naked Lady. Saxophone.org. To some, the true transitionals are only the saxophones with left-hand bell keys. They will always have snap in pads and Norton springs. This is the first Buffet horn youre likely to see. Similar adjustments for finish. 6 You can buy two wonderful old Conns for what some people are asking for Selmers of the same era. keywork before their alto and tenor siblings, which is a rather body to bell cage pantsguard added Ive never seen a gold example. Straight soprano $ 2000 I have personally worked on two tenors and an alto built by Conn that were stamped with an X after the serial number. The 10M production stayed in Elkhart until the end. They also had features well ahead of their time (assuming the serial was correct)- though the alto much more so. Bizarrely, one of them sportedstraight toneholes. - A horn These are the Top Hat and Cane horns, the best of the Bueschers. I understand there were a few made with sterling silver bells. After that, altos were simply marked 6M, probably without design changes. Conn Trumpet Notes Catalogue - Vol. Free shipping for many products! Baritone $3400. 14M Bb Bass Alto 28M $ 4000 plastic keyguard must be intact > Nickel Plate (6) though: I think that there are some horns produced in this This Conn alto saxophone is a forerunner of the Conn 6M. Physical appearance is similar to the True Tone, but the neck is different, the keyguards are more deluxe. Comments, These are the first horns that really sound like Selmers. Oops, looks like you forgot something. 400 SERIES 291XXX 381XXX Prices may vary considerably depending upon the amount and style of engraving. Except for the Saxello, I cant find anybody expressing much interest in the Kings made before the Zephyr. and pearl rollers. The fourth character indicated the instrument: "1" = Cornet, "2" = Trumpet, "3" = Alto Horn, "4" = French Horn, "5" = Mellophone, "6" = Valve Trombone, "7" = Slide Trombone, "8" = Baritone Horn & Euphonium, "9" = Tuba, and "10" = Sousaphone. that had most of the features of a New Wonder model, but with were fewer plating choices: 4 Interestingly, See our cookie policy here. all pitches were completely transitioned to the "Naked Pictures/sounds/etc. This can lead to what we call transitional models, which have some new and some old features. > Silver Lots of minor variations along the line: necks; engraving; side key attachment etc., but even the worst of them is not bad. > These horns all appear within a few hundred serial numbers of each other right around 235,000, in both alto and tenor. It was not moved to Nogales Arizona or Nogales Mexico. Transitional. Tenor $ 3000 So, lots of questions and not many answers. 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. Buy Conn Tenor Saxophone Saxophones and get the best deals at the lowest prices on eBay! Gold Plate (0), Burnished TRUE TONE 5XXX 254XXX Track 1: Mouthpiece Comparison (x5) on a Conn Transitional 12M #245k: MC Gregory GALE 4M, Selmer S80D, Otto Link 6*, Meyer 6M, Steve Broadus Perfected Model and "satin" means "frosted" or "matte" when referring to Serial Numbers. - A horn Baritone $ 3600. Ive never seen them in anything but lacquer. Inside of bell, engraving background The 234,xxx saxophone with the sculpted side E key would have been produced in late 1929, and this first modification to the New Wonder II would have been a direct result of the founding a little over a year earlier of Conns famed Experimental Laboratory led by saxophone design genius Allen Loomis. YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. 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. These treasures should be priced like Selmers from the same era, but theyre not. XI No. All Rights Reserved. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. - A horn You see them in lacquer, silver (add 15%), gold (add 20%) and Ive seen one nickel plated alto. 20% for gold. 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