It is potentially a 1928 model. I found this page on the serial numbers related to the year of the Clarinet. The link is located in the related links section below.
1914
Early 1920.
1935. The "E" indicates that it is an alto in Eb, and the "L" indicates that it is pitched at a1=440 hz. Source:http://www.woodwind.org/clarinet/Equipment/HowOld/BBBC.html
Artie Shaw played a Conn clarinet. His clarinet is now in the Smithsonian storage facility. Unfortunately, Conn is no longer an independent entity. It was acquired by Selmer, another company most commonly associated with Benny Goodman.
You forgot the serial number.
I have 424N B336767L I suspect 424 # is low tunning instead 440 but I could be wrong is probably similar to yours very old I paid 20.00 before repading.
1960
Early 1920.
Your Conn clarinet plays in the key of C and was made in 1925.
eighty years old
1935. The "E" indicates that it is an alto in Eb, and the "L" indicates that it is pitched at a1=440 hz. Source:http://www.woodwind.org/clarinet/Equipment/HowOld/BBBC.html
That doesn't look like a serial number. I'm not an expert on clarinets, but I think in this case the 424N is the model number and the serial number proper is the part starting with B, which according to Conn's websitehttp://www.conn-selmer.com/en-us/about/customer-service/serial-numbers/conn/puts it in the early 1960s.To get an estimate of the value you'd need to take it to a dealer.
Artie Shaw played a Conn clarinet. His clarinet is now in the Smithsonian storage facility. Unfortunately, Conn is no longer an independent entity. It was acquired by Selmer, another company most commonly associated with Benny Goodman.
You forgot the serial number.
I have 424N B336767L I suspect 424 # is low tunning instead 440 but I could be wrong is probably similar to yours very old I paid 20.00 before repading.
The Cavalier line of band instruments was established or launched in 1931 by the Conn Ltd subsidiary or division Pan American Band Instrument and Case Co. While dating by serial number for Cavalier is yet to be established, the relatively low number would indicate a dating between 1931 and 1935. Currently a study is being conducted to try to establish dating for the Cavalier line similar to that which has become accepted for the Conn and Pan American brands.
$125.000
Between 1959-1960