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Conn Eb Cornet - $1,495 - (Dahlonega, GA)

I. What’s Included Working Conn slides, valves and vintage Conn mouthpiece; anti silver tarnish bag. II. Restoration Chemically cleaned, polished, dents removed, straightened, valves adjusted recorked/felted. III. Condition Details Finish: Total silver plate with ornate engraving. Compression: Excellent Valves: Excellent Playability: Good (Great for comeback players; historical and musical performances, and playing moderate to advanced works of music). Blemishes: Very minor scratches and minor evidence of normal hand wear. IV. Historical Background Charles Gerard Conn (b.1844 d.1931) was a bandsman during the Civil War. After the war he established a grocery/bakery, and played in a community band. His entrance into the instrument manufacturing world came in 1874 after he sustained a lip injury and designed a mouthpiece rimmed with rubber. In 1876 he partnered with Eugene DuPont, an inventor and a former employee of Distin when his shop was in London, started instrument manufacture in Elkhart. 1886 - Wonder model introduced 1901 - Patented Con-Queror 1906 - Began to exclusively use Union labor and instruments made between 1906 and 1916 bear a union label. 1911 - New Invention Circus Bore line was introduced. 1909 – Wonderphone. 1915 - Conn retired and sold out to a group of investors led by Carl D. Greenleaf (1876-1959), which included most of his holdings. 1925 - Bought Elkhart Band Instrument Co. 1931 - C.G. Conn in California died nearly penniless. 1932 - Vocabell introduced. 1934 - Short action valves were introduced. 1938 - Coprion bell introduced. 1942 - Discontinued the manufacture of instruments for civilian use. until 1946. A strike delayed company conversion back to instrument production and subsequently lost their dominance of the market.1969 - The company was sold to Crowell-Collier MacMillan Company (book publishers).1986 - The company was sold to Skane Fripen and created United Musical Instruments. 2003 - UMI assets were merged with the Selmer Co…

Conn Eb Cornet
Conn Eb Cornet
Conn Eb Cornet
Conn Eb Cornet
Conn Eb Cornet

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