Re: Conn Giant Eb


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Posted by Dave Johnson on December 09, 2003 at 17:36:11:

In Reply to: Conn Giant Eb posted by Tony E on December 08, 2003 at 23:21:54:

Tony, I acquired a standard CONN Eb 3 valve front action. Approximately 1916 based on Serial number. Here is some text from the CONN LOYALIST.

The Bass model number pages
R. Jones' Conn model number site doesn't give a bass model number index. This is an attempt to construct one. I have included an extra column to indicate the year(s) when the instrument was (at least) in use. If both the "Year Introduced" and "Year Discontinued" column is filled in, the "Years Used" column is left blank (no need stating the obvious). Italics indicates "educated guess".

The following list is by no means complete or even correct. If you find an error, or have a cornet produced before roughly 1970 (see serial number index) with a model number that doesn't appear on this list or is produced outside the years indicated on this list, please let me know (see main page for e-mail).

The sousaphone model number index has been split off. You can now find it here.

Conn Basses
Model Number Model Name Year Introduced Years Used Year Discontinued
2J #? Bore Eb Standard Top Action Upright Bass Bell Up (three valves) - Low Pitch - 1919-1931 -
2J #8 Bore CC Tuba - 1973 -
3J #? Bore Eb Standard Top Action Upright Bass Bell Up (three valves) - High & Low Pitch - 1919-1927 1929
4J #? Bore Eb Standard Front Action Upright Bass Bell Up (three valves) - Low Pitch - 1919-1927 1929
4J #8 Bore BBb Tuba - 1973-1975 -
5J #? Bore Eb Standard Front Action Upright Bass Bell Up (three valves) - High & Low Pitch - 1919-1927 1929
6J #? Bore BBb Junior Bass Upright Bell (three valves) (LP) 1926 1926-1931 -
7J #? Bore BBb Junior Bass Upright Bell (three valves) (HP) 1926 1927 1929
10J #? Bore Eb Top Action Bell Up (three valve) - Low Pitch - 1924-1927 1929
10J #9¼ Bore BBb Upright Tuba - 1964-1971 -
11J #? Bore Eb Top Action Bell Up (three valve) - High & Low Pitch - 1924-1927 1929
11J #? Bore Bell Up - 1959 -
12J #? Bore Eb Front Action Bell Up (three valve) - Low Pitch - 1924-1926 1926
13J #? Bore Eb Front Action Bell Up (three valve) - High & Low Pitch - 1924-1926 1926
14J #7¼ Bore Director Eb Bass - 1955-1964 1965
15J #? Bore - - -
18J #? Bore Eb Giant Top Action Bell Up (three valve) - Low Pitch - 1919-1926 1926
19J #? Bore Eb Giant Top Action Bell Up (three valve) - High & Low Pitch - 1919-1926 1926
20J #? Bore Eb Giant Front Action Bell Up (three valve) - Low Pitch - 1919-1927 1929
20J #11 Bore Artist Bell Front BBb Recording Bass - 1936-1980's -
21J #? Bore Eb Giant Front Action Bell Up (three valve) - High & Low Pitch - 1919-1927 1929
21J #11 Bore Artist Bell Up BBb Recording Bass - 1958-1971 -
22J #11 Bore Artist Bell Front BBb Recording Bass - 1934-1938 -
24J #? Bore Eb Giant Front Action Bell Up (four valve) - Low Pitch - 1924-1926 1926
24J #11 Bore Artist Bell Front BBb Recording Bass (four valve) - 1958-1971 -
25J #? Bore Eb Giant Front Action Bell Up (four valve) - High & Low Pitch - 1924-1926 1926
25J #11 Bore Artist Bell Up BBb Recording Bass (four valve) - 1958-1971 -
26J #? Bore BBb Monster Top Action Bass Bell Up (three valves) - Low Pitch - 1919-1931 -
27J #? Bore BBb Monster Top Action Bass Bell Up (three valves) - High & Low Pitch - 1919-1927 1929
28J #? Bore BBb Monster Front Action Bass Bell Up (three valves) - Low Pitch - 1919-1927 1929
29J #? Bore BBb Monster Front Action Bass Bell Up (three valves) - High & Low Pitch - 1919-1927 1929
30J #? Bore BBb DeLuxe Recording Bass Bell Front (three valves) 1932 1934 -
32J #? Bore BBb Monster Front Action Bass Bell Up (four valves) - Low Pitch - 1924-1927 1929
32J #? Bore BBb DeLuxe Recording Bass Bell Front (four valves) 1932 1934 -
33J #? Bore BBb Monster Front Action Bass Bell Up (four valves) - High & Low Pitch - 1924-1927 1929
34J #? Bore BBb DeLuxe Recording Bass Bell Front (three valves) 1932 1934 -
36J #? Bore BBb DeLuxe Recording Bass Bell Front (four valves) - 1931-1938 -
44J #? Bore Bb New Wonder Top Action Upright Bass Bell Up (three valves) - Low Pitch - 1924 1926
45J #? Bore Bb New Wonder Top Action Upright Bass Bell Up (three valves) - High & Low Pitch - 1924 1926
46J #? Bore Bb New Wonder Front Action Upright Bass Bell Up (three valves) - Low Pitch - 1926 -
47J #? Bore Bb New Wonder Front Action Upright Bass Bell Up (three valves) - High & Low Pitch - 1926 -
48J #? Bore CC New Wonder Phonograph Bass Bell Front (four valves) - Low Pitch - 1924-1926 1926
52J #? Bore BBb Pan American Standard - 1938 -
54J #? Bore BBb Pan American Standard - 1938 -
56J #? Bore BBb Pan American Scholastic - 1938 -
58J #? Bore BBb Pan American Scholastic - 1938 -
80J #? Bore BBb Wonderphone Recording Bass Bell Front (three valve) - Low Pitch - 1924-1934 -
81J #? Bore BBb Wonderphone Recording Bass Bell Front (three valve) - High & Low Pitch - 1924-1927 1929
82J #? Bore BBb Wonderphone Recording Bass Bell Front (four valve) - Low Pitch - 1924-1927 1929
83J #? Bore BBb Wonderphone Recording Bass Bell Front (four valve) - High & Low Pitch - 1924-1927 1929
84J #? Bore CC Symphony Bass Bell Up (four valve) - Low Pitch - 1926 -
85J #? Bore CC Symphony Bass Bell Up (four valve) - High & Low Pitch - 1926 -
86J #? Bore CC Symphony Grand Bass Bell Front (four valve) - Low Pitch - 1926 -
87J #? Bore CC Symphony Grand Bass Bell Front (four valve) - High & Low Pitch - 1926 -


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