Plays like if it were leaking from one of the spit valves but it's not. Although this cornet looks extremely straight, it's not playable. The number of instruments produced in the early years 1893-1905, has been reduced. We have reevaluated the serial number list to reflect new information.

This instrument was hand picked in Paris, France by a well known, local band director. The star before the serial number is supposed to denote a custom build. Conn Trumpet Serial 250415 silver finish. Dating from the serial numbers is more difficult during this period, so it will need to suffice. I went to the Conn loyalist list and says manufactured c.1919. However, if you have a dated receipt of a horn’s serial number, please contact us through the link in the header so we can add more detail to this serial number list. There are numerous serial numbers lists for Holton instruments on the web today, so the list below I’m not confident on who to attribute this list to. I currently know of just one other, and it is just one serial number lower than this example.

Conn 'SOLO Model' Bb/A (1988) In 1880, Conn sold a variety of cornet designs, but their top of the line models were the '4-in-1,' 'Clear Bore Vocal,' and 'Solo.' Surprisingly, the SOLO (Bb/A) seems to be the least common of the three. The fourth character (number) indicates the specific type of instrument: 1 Cornet, 2 Trumpet, 3 Alto Horn, 4 French Horn, 5 Mellophone, 6. View the manufacturing date ranges on serial numbers for many of our legendary brands. guide appears to leave out the S prefixes on its serial number list.

Conn trumpet serial numbers list