First year of Abilene production; some Yamahas carry over
Abilene, TX
1973
R prefix
Abilene, TX
1974
R prefix / GA400000
First year using new serial number system
Abilene, TX
1975
GA500000
Abilene, TX
1976
GA600000
Abilene, TX
1977
GA700000
Abilene, TX
1978
GA800000
Abilene, TX
1979
GA900000
Abilene, TX
1980
HA000000 / 100000 also, I've seen HE011431 on a Century trumpet
Henkin bought Conn in late 1980, and the serial numbers began to change, with different prefixes and an extra digit appearing in the HX-serials
Abilene, TX
1981
'HH110156' / HA100000 / 100000 / S prefix*/ S0 narrow-letter
100000 and 200000 / S prefix serials are not for Director student horns only, as this Century trumpet has an S19746 serial putting it at 1982
Abilene, TX
1982
[S]16500-[S]23430
100000 and 200000 / S prefix serials are for Director student horns only
Abilene, TX
1983
[S]23431-[S]33388 and 919737 [Century trumpet] also, I've seen HE011431 on a Century trumpet
100000 and 200000 / S prefix serials are for Director student horns only
Abilene, TX
1984
[S]33389-[S]45521 and 919737 [Century trumpet]
100000 and 200000 / S prefix serials are for Director student horns only
Abilene, TX and Eastlake, OH
1985
[S]45522-[S]58991 and 919737 [Century trumpet]
100000 and 200000 / S prefix serials are for Director student horns only First year of Eastlake production, as Conn had been sold to Skäne Gripen/UMI
Abilene, TX and Eastlake, OH
1986
S58992-S68841
Last year of Abilene production
Eastlake, OH and Nogales, AZ
1987
S68842-S76617 and 37 prefix
First year of Nogales production, apparently for some brasses
Eastlake, OH and Nogales, AZ [?]
1988
S76618-S81115 and 38 prefix
I do not know if Nogales brass production continued past 1987
Eastlake, OH
1989
39 prefix [all models]
Eastlake, OH
1990
40 prefix
Eastlake, OH
1991
41 prefix
Eastlake, OH
1992
42 prefix
Eastlake, OH
1993
43 prefix
Eastlake, OH
1994
44 prefix
Last year for serials indicative of year [add 50 to the first two digits to get year]
Eastlake, OH
1995
5 prefix for brass, 7 prefix for saxes
The serials and model lineups changed considerably, and instruments can only be dated by era, as there are few tabs kept on when a specific horn was made
Eastlake, OH
1996
5 prefix for brass, 7 prefix for saxes
The number prefixes, indicating the instrument type and factory, did not last long
Eastlake, OH
1997
Eastlake, OH
1998
Eastlake, OH
1999
Last year with prefixes
Eastlake, OH
2000
845371 (Conn 1BS 34)
Apparently a Conn Vintage One from 2000 has serial 845371
Eastlake, OH
2001
* The S prefix, while used until the mid-80s, was not always seen on serial numbers. The Conn-Selmer resource guide appears to leave out the S prefixes on its serial number list, deduced from an observation made here: http://forum.saxontheweb.net/showthread.php?158653-Conn-Sax-Serial-number and http://www.trumpetmaster.com/vb/f139/conn-18b-53120-3.html#post555667
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Conn 80A Silver Cornet 1948 - Reconditioned - Nice Case and Conn 4 Mouthpiece Bore.484 - Serial# 379. This horn shows very well and plays beautifully. Tuning slide was stuck and shows signs of removal on the inside curve, I got the biggest dent ball through the assembled slide that would fit.
Conn Serial Number Ranges By Model. Model: Start # End # Worcester: 1 (1888) 3,200 (1898) Wonder Improved: unknown (1895) 41,000 (1917) New Invention: 16,000 (1910) 23,000 (1912) New Wonder Series I: 41,000 (1914) 143,000 (1924) New Wonder Artist Special: 41,000 (1917) 237,000 (1930) New Wonder Series II: 143,000 (1924) 237,000 (1930) New.
^ Conn 16A Director; late style with Olds Ambassador/conventional leadpipe wrap-made from 1978 ^ Note that the 18A, which first came out in 1980, was essentially a renamed late model 16A-the serial number system, the bell engraving, and leadpipe wrap were the same, with '18A' stamped on the mouthpiece reciever instead of '16A'.
Conn Trombone Serial Numbers
Cornets
Model №
Model Name
Bore Size
Years of Production
19A
Director
1½ (11.64 mm)
1971 (marketed until ~1973)
21A
Director (with copper [Coprion?] bell)
1½ (11.64 mm)
1971 (marketed until ~1973)
16A [early]
Director
1½ (11.64 mm)
~1974-1977
16A [late]
Director
1½ (11.64 mm)
1977-1980
18A
Director
1½ (11.64 mm)
1980-1985
78A
Century although it came out in 1983, I've seen a serial HE011431 on a Century trumpet--places it at 1980..
?
1980/3-1985
20A
[no official name; often referred to as a Director]
?
1985-early 1990s
22A
Director
~1¾ (11.73 mm)
was listed on 1997 Internet Archive capture of UMI site
85A
CONNstellation
~1¾ (11.73 mm)
was listed on 1997 Internet Archive capture of UMI site
100A
'Doc Severinsen' 100B trumpet early on, later 'Conn 100A/B' [if a cornet model was made]
?
~early 1990s? [not common]
1000A
'Doc Severinsen' 1000B trumpet early on, later just 'Conn 1000A/B'
?
1985-late 1980s
1050A
CONNquest [name of trumpet model]
~1¾ (11.73 mm)
late 1980s-2001? - was listed on 1997 Internet Archive capture of UMI site
34A
Victor [according to Conn website; this is a King 604 in-house stencil]
1¾ (11.71 mm)
~1980s-present
35A
? [King 605 in-house stencil]
?
1990s? see reference here
23A
[flügelhorn]
1⅓?
1971
24A
[flügelhorn]
½ (10.72 mm)?
1972-1983 [Willson Switzerland model from 1972 identical to 1979 catalog model]
25F
[flügelhorn]
? [maybe .413']
1980s-at least 1999 [until 1FR 'Vintage One' came out]
85F
CONNstellation flügelhorn
? [.413']
1990s-early 2000s [until 1FR 'Vintage One' came out]
1FR
Vintage One flügelhorn
? [.413']
~2000-present
The first Directors made after Conn was sold to MacMillan and production was outsourced in 1971 were unusual. They were made by Yamaha for Conn, but used a Schilke design! Here are photos [none of them mine] of the cornet models, starting with the earliest introduced (19A & 21A):
^ Conn 21A Director cornet with copper bell: note that it might not be Coprion, but spun copper instead, as the bell has 'swirls' unlike true Coprion; there are exceptions, as some horns had old-stock Elkhart Coprion bells, but the newer Yamaha valves and tubing ^
^ Conn 19A Director cornet with brass bell and valve type ^
In about 1974, the 16A cornet came out. It was basically a renamed 19A (the copper-bell line was eliminated), with a new bell engraving and '16A' being stamped on the mouthpiece reciever, instead of '☆ DIRECTOR ☆'. The valves changed to a barrel-type valve like those used on Connquests, Victors, and Connstellations.
^ Conn 16A [Director]; early style with underslung leadpipe wrap made until ~1978, with valves ^
^ Detail of 'semi-floral' bell engraving used, in place of the earlier 'shooting stars' ^ ^ Conn 16A [Director]; late style with Olds Ambassador/conventional leadpipe wrap--made from ~1978 ^ Note that the 18A, which first came out in 1980, was essentially a renamed late model 16A--the serial number system, the bell engraving, and leadpipe wrap were the same, with '18A' stamped on the mouthpiece reciever instead of '16A'. A perfect example of these transitional 18A/Bs is an 18B trumpet (serial HE012004)with modern-style (non-telescoping) braces, semi-floral bell pattern, and ordinary water-keys, and Bach-type valves shown below. The later model 18A is the more familiar version that removes the 'semi-floral' pattern and 'CONN' below the marching men, and replaces it with 'Director / C. G. CONN, LTD./[USA in some instances]'. Note that the marching men are still in the trapezoid seen in the 'semi-floral' bell. The braces also change to more modern-style ones, instead of the old 'telescoping' ones, with Amado water keys becoming standard by 1982-3, possibly changing back during the Henkin-to-UMI/Abilene-to-Eastlake conversion. These late 18As basically 'set the standard' for most Conn cornets to come up into the late 1990s, as the valves/valve casings, threads, braces, 3rd slide rings, and other parts remained mostly the same for a long time.
^ Later-model 18A Director cornet and valve type used ^
^ 'Director' engraved on the bell of the instrument ^ ^ Ad for 1980s Conn Directors: notice the font of the word 'Director' is the same as that used on the instrument bells--note that the cornet and trumpet pictured don't have Amado water-keys ^ ^ Conn 20A cornets--usually the 20B is more common, but later Conn cornets follow this design pattern ^ ^ Conn 22A Director cornets--note different design [like the old 12A or new 34A] than the 1000A/etc. ^ ^ Conn 1000A cornet from 1990--cornet version of the 1000B; note resemblance to the late 16A/18A and 20A ^ ^ Conn 85A CONNstellation cornet; note resemblance to the late 16A/18A, 20A, and 1000A, as well as the King Legend 2220 cornet ^ ^ Conn 1050A CONNquest cornet [from the later 90s]--note different design [like the old 12A or new 34A] than the 1000A/etc. ^
^ Conn 34A Victor cornets--notice design similarity to the 12A/King 600 series cornets; only cornet still produced by Conn ^