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C.G. Conn currently has one trumpet and two French horns listed as CONNstellation models. TRUMPET: Conn 52BSP - around $1,300 new. HORN: Conn 8D - varies depending on color, bell, and where it was made. Usually around $3,000 new, $3,000-$4,000 Elkhart. Conn 9D - also varies on specifics. Probably around $3000 new.
Conn makes a lot of different models. The 50M is an upper-level student horn. It's American made, and much better than Conn's later student models. Truth be told, it's not really a Conn. It's a Vito with Conn engraving. Vito horns are based on Beaugnier French saxophones, and area good design. If you're looking for a solid student horn, the 50M is a good choice.
In good condition, old Connstellations can easily sell for around $1,000.
It does depend what you're looking for. Different orchestras play different horns, and different brands of horns feel different to each person. Lawson is precisely made, and are quite rigid in their intonation. Conn is a standard brand (the Conn 8D a standard size), but I think the older ones are better--anything after the mid-1990s, and the quality is quite suspect. Yamaha is a steady brand, it's not fantastic, and it's not awful--it's pretty decent. Schmidt and Alexander are German brands, and being German, are very precise and reliable (though the Lawson is quite consistent as well). Kruspe and Geyer horns are another professional brand. Conn is a big, American sound. The other horns are smaller "wraps" (have smaller bells, etc), so have smaller, brighter sounds. Where are you wanting to play? What level are you at? What feels good to you? All good questions to ask...
It's not about what is the best trigger trombone, it's all about preference. It's like asking what the best car is. I would suggest a Bach, a Conn,a Getzen, a Yamaha, a King, or whatever your preference is. I'm guessing, you're talking about a .547 bore horn, which is the most common bore. Two of the most common trigger horns are the Bach 42bo and the Conn 88h for that bore.
C.G. Conn currently has one trumpet and two French horns listed as CONNstellation models. TRUMPET: Conn 52BSP - around $1,300 new. HORN: Conn 8D - varies depending on color, bell, and where it was made. Usually around $3,000 new, $3,000-$4,000 Elkhart. Conn 9D - also varies on specifics. Probably around $3000 new.
Anywhere from $600 to $900 depending on condition. Of course, we're ONLY talking about an instrument made in Elkhart (1970, the latest) if it says Conn, USA.......that's Texas..........less value, although, they say that SOME of those horns are good. just inconnsistent. (get it?) gluzband
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If you are referring to Trumpets in today's time, they are made in a few different places. Trumpets made by Conn Selmer Inc (Benge, Bach, King, Conn, ect...) are made in Elkhart, IN.
Conn makes a lot of different models. The 50M is an upper-level student horn. It's American made, and much better than Conn's later student models. Truth be told, it's not really a Conn. It's a Vito with Conn engraving. Vito horns are based on Beaugnier French saxophones, and area good design. If you're looking for a solid student horn, the 50M is a good choice.
In good condition, old Connstellations can easily sell for around $1,000.
It is actually a German invention. I can't even think of a single manufacturer of so called French Horns in France. Most pro level horns are made in Germany such as the Hans Hoyer and Alexander brands, England where Paxman horns are made and the USA where CONN and Holton Horns are made.
Conn's was created in 1890.
Donna Conn's birth name is Donna Marie Conn.
Terri Conn's birth name is Theresa Celeste Conn.
Conn McCreary's birth name is Conn Nichols McCreary.
Billy Conn's birth name is William David Conn Jr..