Can anyone give me an accurate date of this instrument? it's a nickel silver detachable bell instrument. It has a "W" or "M" on each valve. Thanks a lot.
tjhsbands - that 700 series could be a 1959, if the serial number is on the valve lever rack under the 2nd valve. If it is somewhere else then it is a more recently put together instrument. Conn has decided to recycle their 6 digit serial numbers.
My turn. I have an 8D that I purchased used in 1987. It is still in excellent condition and my daughter now plays it.
Serial number is 941442. If I understand the charts correctly, it was manufactured in 1961. This seems unlikely given the condition of the horn and case. Is this correct?
It depends where the serial number is and if there are any spaces between any numbers.
If the numbers are consecutive with no spaces and the number is underneath the 2nd valve lever on the brace then it is a 1961 or 1962 Conn from Elkhart.
However, if the serial number is on the valve casing then it is not. That series you speak of is proprietary so I'm not sure when it was made, and that you say you purchased it used in 1987 confuses me. The second series of 900,000 series were made after year 2000.
It is possible to have a 1961. I purchased a used 1961 about 9 months ago. It was purchased new, played for 1 or 2 years and then sat in the closet all these years. Only one very small ding on it and lacquer in perfect condition. I had to do a little work on the valves but it is a fabulous horn.
I didn't know Conn used excisting serial numbers again.
Now I'm puzzled with the 6D I own.
It has #305346 stamped in the casing of the changing valve and according
to the list it should be from arround 1936.
It's silver plated ( not nickel ) and the inscription on the bell is
C.G. Conn LTD.
Elkhart ind.
U.S.A.
Can anyone please date this instrument ?
The 300,000 series from 1936 ARE stamped on the change valve casing. So you are okay with your horn.
The duplicate serial number stampings are typically found on one of the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd valve casings, sometimes on the back of the casing. I believe 300 series from 1936 are directly in your sight on the change valve.
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