Conn's entrance into the musical instrument manufacturing business was the result of a split lip. He also played cornet in the local community band. Army who, after the war, established a grocery and baking business in Elkhart, Indiana. Conn survived as a brand of musical instruments manufactured by Conn-Selmer, retaining several instruments for which it was known: the Conn 8D horn, 88H trombone, 62H bass trombone, 52BSP trumpet and the 1FR flugelhorn. The assets of UMI were bought by Steinway Musical Instruments in 2000 and in January 2003 were merged with other Steinway properties into a subsidiary called Conn-Selmer. The company was sold in 1980 and then again in 1985, reorganized under the parent corporation United Musical Instruments (UMI) in 1986. Conn was divested of its Elkhart production facilities in 1970, leaving remaining production in satellite facilities and contractor sources. In 1969 the company was sold in bankruptcy to the Crowell-Collier-MacMillan publishing company. During the 1950s the bulk of its sales revenue shifted to electric organs. Its early business was based primarily on brass instruments, which were manufactured in Elkhart, Indiana. It bought the production facilities owned by Charles Gerard Conn, a major figure in early manufacture of brasswinds and saxophones in the USA. Conn Ltd., sometimes called Conn Instruments or commonly just Conn, is a former American manufacturer of musical instruments incorporated in 1915. Thank you for your interest, message me with questions. This french horn and hardcase will be well padded, professionally packaged, and fully insured when shipped using Reverb's shipping and buyer protection program. #CONN 8D ELKHART VERSUS EASTLAKE FULL#Priced to sell, comes with Reverb's buyer protection and full shipping insurance! These classic high quality USA built vintage Conn 8D double french horns deserve to be repaired and kept in the hands of today's young musicians - none of the new imported asian french horns even come close to the build quality, sound, and playability of vintage 8D's like this! I've been playing, buying, fixing, and selling antique and vintage high quality musical instruments for most of my life and am a former middle and high school band director and this is the exact model of horn band directors want in their ensembles. Hardcase is original to the horn and in functional condition. #CONN 8D ELKHART VERSUS EASTLAKE PROFESSIONAL#I've priced this high quality professional horn to sell. Also a great horn for professionals who want a studio or street performance horn where cosmetic appearance is secondary to sound and playability.Ī genuine american made Elkhart factory Conn 8D double french horn in playable condition never goes down in value. It's also perfect for middle school through college conservatory students who desire one of the best double french horns ever built at the same price as an imported Chinese built horn. This horn is perfect for band directors who want to add a high quality easy to play yet affordable double french horn to your music program. Additionally, this horn shows a fair amount of minor and moderate bruising and small dents and lacquer wear from age and handling BUT!!! it's a genuine 8D and there's a very good reason why this horn kept getting repaired and played instead of being thrown away - Conn 8D double french horns from the Elkhart factory during the 50's and 60's golden age are probably the most desirable of all professional model orchestral horns ever built next to the handbuilt original Geyers and Conn built 28D's that cost $3000+ This horn has had a few repairs through the decades including a new bell as shown in the pictures. This horn has just been professionally disassembled, cleaned, adjusted, and is ready to be played. This Elkhart built professional double french horn is obviously one of the most sought after orchestral french horns of the last 75 years which is why you're here looking at this advertisement :) Vintage 1966 Conn 8D H-Series Double French Horn + Hardcase in fully functional ready to play condition.
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