Musical Notes
What’s on My Bench? A Conn 8D French Horn
Brass tech Amanda shares information about the Conn 8D French horn inside a beautiful painted case.
What’s on My Bench? A Collection of Conn 80A Cornets
It’s super interesting to see what features change over time, even though the basic design of the instrument remains the same.
What's on My Bench? A Conn 10M Tenor Sax
Fun fact: the 10M is also referred to as the Ladyface, due to the portrait of a woman engraved on the bell!
What's on My Bench? A 1904 Conn CONNqueror Cornet
Pictured is a 1904 Conn "Conn-queror" Cornet that I gave a clean, polish, and a little dent work- the first time I held an instrument over 100 years old!
What’s on My Bench? A 1904 Conn Connquerer Cornet
Hey, Brass fans, here’s something extra awesome for you today! What makes it so special? It has its original lease/sale paperwork from 1905!!!
What’s on My Bench? A 1911 Conn New Invention Circus Bore Cornet
Someone paid extra for this little beauty back when it was new - it has gold plated buttons and caps, ferrules, pull knobs and water key assemblies!
Recently, I had a chance to do an overhaul on a Conn 28M. Conn is such an interesting company to me, particularly in how they designed their saxophones.
What’s On my Bench? A Conn 4B Bass Trumpet
Check out this super fun horn! This is probably the fourth bass trumpet to cross my bench since I started working here, and also one of the nicer ones!
What’s on My Bench? Conn 62H Trombone
Today’s awesome horn is a Conn 62H trombone, and it was a lot of fun to work on! Serial number dates this one at 1970, and it still has a lot of years of play time left in it.