Conn-Selmer

Conn-Selmer, Inc. is a manufacturer and distributor of concert band, marching band, and orchestral instruments. It is a subsidiary of Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. and was formed after Steinway bought musical instrument manufacturers The Selmer Company and C.G. Conn. The employees at their Vincent Bach facility in Elkhart, Indiana represented by United Auto Workers Local 364, struck on 1 April 2006, and as of 2009^[update] remain on strike (a period of over three years). Despite the strike, production has continued without serious interruption.

Conn-Selmer is the largest manufacturer of band and orchestral instruments in the United States. It manufactures instruments in ten facilities:

• Elkhart, Indiana
• Cleveland and Eastlake, Ohio
• Monroe, North Carolina
• LaGrange, Illinois
• Kenosha and Elkhorn, Wisconsin
• at G. Leblanc Cie in La Couture-Boussey, France
• Paris, France.

Brands

The company produces instruments under the following brand names:

• Armstrong (clarinets, flutes, piccolos)
• Artley (bassoons, clarinets, oboes)
• Benge (brass instruments)
• C.G. Conn (brass instruments, formerly woodwinds)
• Emerson (flutes)
• King (brass instruments)
• Glaesel (violins, violas, cellos, basses)
• Leblanc (clarinets, saxophones, flutes, brass instruments)
  • Holton
  • Martin
  • Noblet
  • Vito
  • Yanagisawa (marketer and distributor in USA and Canada)
• Ludwig-Musser (drums and percussion instruments)
• Scherl & Roth (violins, violas, cellos, basses)
  • Hermann Beyer
  • Otto Bruckner
• Selmer
• Vincent Bach (brass instruments)
• Wm. Lewis & Son (violins, violas, cellos, basses)

In addition, the company operates Conn-Selmer Institute, which holds seminars to educate music educators.

Instrument models manufactured

Henri Selmer Paris clarinets

• Sopranino clarinet in E♭ (Recital)
• Soprano clarinet in C
• Clarinets in B♭ (Odyssée, Arthea, Saint Louis, Recital, Signature, Privilège)
• Clarinets in A (the same types as above)
• Basset horn in F
• Alto clarinet in E♭
• Bass clarinets in B♭ (Privilège)
• Contra-alto clarinet in E♭
• Contrabass clarinet in B♭

Note that Selmer Paris clarinets are not manufactured by Conn-Selmer.

Selmer USA clarinets

• CL301 (B♭)
• CL311 (B♭)
• 1400B (B♭)
• 1430P (B♭ bass clarinet)

Henri Selmer Paris saxophones

• Sopranino saxophone in E♭ (Super Action 80 Series II)
• Soprano saxophone in B♭ (Super Action 80 Series II, Series III)
• Alto saxophone in E♭ (Super Action 80 Series II, Series III, Reference 54)
• Tenor saxophone in B♭ (Super Action 80 Series II, Series III, Reference 54 and 36)
• Baritone saxophone in E♭ (Super Action 80 Series II, Series III)
• Bass saxophone in B♭ (Super Action 80 Series II)

Note that Selmer Paris saxophones are not manufactured by Conn-Selmer.

Selmer USA saxophones

• AS300 - E♭ alto saxophone
• AS230CC - E♭ alto saxophone
• 1244 - B♭ tenor saxophone
• 156A - E♭ Baritone saxophone

Selmer USA La Voix saxophones[1]

• AS220 - E♭ alto saxophone
• TS220 - B♭ tenor saxophone
• CS220 - B ♭ soprano saxophone
• CS220B - B ♭ soprano saxophone

Selmer USA La Vie saxophones[2]

• AS240 Alto Saxophone
• AS250 Alto Saxophone
• TS240 Tenor Saxophone
• TS250 Tenor Saxophone

Selmer USA flutes

• FL302

Selmer USA double reeds

• 101 - oboe
• 104B - oboe
• 121 - oboe
• 120b - oboe
• 122F - oboe
• 123FB - oboe
• 1492B - oboe
• 1492FB - oboe
• 1292 - oboe
• 132 - bassoon
• 1432B - bassoon

Selmer Prelude series

• AS701 - E♭ alto saxophone
• TS701 - B♭ tenor saxophone
• CL701 - B♭ clarinet
• FL701 - flute
• PC701 - piccolo

All-American High School Program

The All-American High School Program was established by Conn-Selmer in order to "recognize the most outstanding high school instrumental music programs in America." For a period of six years Conn-Selmer and seven chosen high schools will enjoy a special relationship that rewards excellence and encourages the growth in music and music education. The current seven selected schools include...^[1]

• Concord High School (Elkhart, Indiana) - Elkhart, Indiana
• DeKalb High School (Indiana) - Waterloo, Indiana
• Grant High School - Grant, Michigan
• Grayson County High School (Kentucky) - Leitchfield, Kentucky
• Knox Community High School - Knox, Indiana
• Mishawaka High School - Mishawaka, Indiana
• Penn High School - Mishawaka, Indiana

References

• "About Conn-Selmer". Conn-Selmer, Inc. Retrieved February 9, 2005.

External links

• Official website