Welcome to the Only Valve Trombone Store in the World Featuring the legendary, restored and customized with first and third valve slide trigger assemblies and our special engraved counter-weights that we call the “Triple C”. We have other makes of valve trombones available. I’ve test played them all both before and after Corky’s restorations/customization, then I rinse them out and list them for sale. They all are good playing horns, all of them improved from their original designs or they wouldn’t be on this site. We also have a limited number of Conn and other makes of slide trombones available, including two beautiful Reynolds bass trombones. All the horns are special and we try to make each one unique in some way. I’ve known about Olds trombones since 8 th grade.

They have serial numbers that run from “pre-letter” numbers into serial numbers preceded by a single letter (E, L, etc.). The key spotting feature is the engraving on the bell which will read “C. Conn LTD, Elkhart, IND, USA.” Earlier instruments of this vintage will have a mechanical thumb valve (very early. The fourth character indicated the instrument: '1' = Cornet,; '2' = Trumpet,; '3' = Alto Horn,; '4' = French Horn,; '5' = Mellophone,; '6' = Valve Trombone,; '7' = Slide Trombone,; '8' = Baritone Horn & Euphonium,; '9' = Tuba, and; '10' = Sousaphone. The remaining numbers indicated the production number within the month.

They have always been highly regarded. The P-16 Custom was the last “top of the line” small bore Tenor trombone that Olds manufactured before going out of business around 1979. We have just added to Olds P-16 Custom slide trombones, an Olds R15 Recording trombone and a Reynolds TO-02 bass trombone. If you want your name added to our list of valve bone players, send me an e-mail at You will also find a list of all the recordings in my private library that have a. We continue to thank Christine Derksen of The Conn Loyalist website for her permission to use her article as part of presentation in the informational section about Coprion bells. Please, look around to see if there’s anything you like.

I want this website to be a resource. Feel free to contact me with questions or comments or something you think I might be able to help you with or something to help me and others seeking information about valve trombones. Because we’ve sold with Thayer axial-flow valves (a Conn 71H with a single Thayer, a Reynolds 78-X and a Holton TR-180 with double Thayer) and have a 2002 Conn Limited Edition large bore tenor slide trombone with a single Thayer for sale on the website, I decided to post some axial-flow valve maintenance tips from Barb Thayer. You can reach me directly. 2014 was a rough year for us. First, our photographer, finally succumbed to cancer in February after a 13-year battle.

You'll find some information about Jeff ion his bio page. Second: On November 18 th, “” Cain, the genius behind the restored and customized instruments on valvetrombonerus.com passed away at the age 84 from massive infections after surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung along with a malignant tumor. Corky’s last project for valvetrombonesrus.com was the installation of a double-Thayer valve unit on that Reynolds 72-X bass trombone for a customer in Arizona. You’ll find a not-so-brief brief biography and some pictures of in his bio section. We continue to thank Diego Urcola for providing the pictures of his “Triple C” with some pretty exclusive company! (One of Corky’s last two projects for this website was to do some work on Diego’s Conn valve section.the circle closing.) Remember, the sound is the thing and that’s why we love Conns! Bob Ramsdell PS: I like those History Channel shows like Pawn Stars, Counting Cars, American Restorations and American Pickers.

We’ve been around longer but they are a little bit of what we do, especially Counting Cars and American Restorations. Our goal is to save these instruments, make them look like brand new and play better than new. Testimonials I was practicing on the Conn (71H bass bone, nickel-plate over yellow brass bell, converted to a single Ed Thayer axial-flow valve--BR) early this morning. I am very happy that I decided to purchase this instrument. I like the way it plays and really like the clean lines of the instrument. Download Juicer 3 Full.

The workmanship is immaculate. Please give my compliments to Corky. He is an artist in my opinion.

Everything works well; the slide, the valve, even the tuning slides work better than any I've ever had. Rod from Tucson 'My horn repair guy was blown away by the Conn! He told me the horn was the best playing v-tbone he has played!'

Kirk from Indiana.

Conn & King Brass Serial Number List - DannyChesnut.com 'Conn & King Musical Instrument Serial Number Info' This list is not correct for Conn saxophones (see Conn Woodwind Serial Numbers) or Conn bugles (see Pan American Brass Serial Numbers). See Conn Reed Instrument List at Bottom of Page, or Click Return To Link Page, with additional Page on This Web Site. Some instruments, mostly from the 1920's, have either a star ('*') or the letter 'B' stamped near the serial number. Current thinking is that these marks indicate a non-standard alloy, probably only of the bell. The suspicion is that a star indicates a gold brass bell (higher copper content), while a 'B' indicates a 'French brass' bell. Codec Storex Mpix 457 Hdmi To Rca. None of this is confirmed at the moment (July 2009). Serial numbers with a 'V' engraved after the serial number are factory seconds.

Conn Brass Serial Number List Serial Number Year Manufactured 1 1876 700 1877 1700 1878 3000 1879 5000 1880 6000 1881 7000 1882 8000 1883 9000 1884 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 C C E H K L M N P R GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7 GA8 GA9 HA0 HA1 HA HA HA HA HA HA76618, 37 0 38 0 39 0 40 0 41 0 42 0 43 0 44 0 45 0 5 0 Research Notes on Age Identifiers, January 2012 Note: From 1987 on, the two-digit prefix number plus 50 will give you the year of manufacture on all Conn products. Also, the serial numbers from 1981 - 1987 for the Brasswinds are for student trumpets and cornets only. Data for the years 1967 to March 1974 is rather sketchy, for it was around that period of time that the Conn Brasswinds were being manufactured in Abilene, TX. Instruments made during that period are not likely to be their best examples, as the workers were still relatively new at the manufacturing process. In March of 1974 an alpha-numeric system was established, where the first character (letter) of a serial number indicated the decade; 'G' for the 1970's, 'H' for the 1980's, etc.

The second character, also a letter, indicates the month of the year; 'A' for January, 'B' for February, 'C' for March, 'D' for April, 'E' for May, 'F' for June, 'G' for July, 'H' for August, 'I' for September, 'J' for October, 'K' for November, and 'L' for December. The third character (a number) indicates the number of year within the decade (indicated earlier by the first letter).

The fourth character (number) indicates the specific type of instrument: '1' = Cornet, '2' = Trumpet, '3' = Alto Horn, '4' = French Horn, '5' = Mellophone, '6' = Valve Trombone, '7' = Slide Trombone, '8' = Baritone Horn & Euphonium, '9' = Tuba, and '10' = Sousaphone. The remaining four numbers of the serial number indicate the production number of the instrument on a monthly basis.