![]() The remaining numbers indicated the production number within the month.įrom 1987 on, the two-digit prefix number plus 50 will give you the year of manufacture. My 88HCL from about 2007-2008 hasnt this prefix, so I think that Conn has stopped use it earlier. The fourth character indicated the instrument: Prefix '5' means that horn is from 2000 or a little later. ![]() The third character indicated the year within the decade (defined by the first letter). The second character indicated the month of the year The first character of the serial number indicated the decade I think it's MOST interesting that the 56J is not even listed on the Conn/Selmer parts website. From 2001 the prefix was dropped entirely. From 1996 to 2000, '5' preceeded the serial number. If you can play it and it plays well, then by all means nab it for the right. Not all Abilene horns are bad by any means. That said, they are still made with the same parts and same designs. In March of 1974 an alpha-numeric system was established: From 1987 to 1995, the prefix number plus 50 gives you the year of manufacture. And would you recommend the horn 1976 thats right in the middle of Abilene production, which until now was widely regarded as the worst of Conn quality. ![]() Blessing to determine the age of your instrument. Search for the serial number of the brand E.K. From 1983 onwards, you may calculate the date of manufacture by adding 50 to the two digit prefix of the serial number. That includes cornets, trumpets, horns, trombones, euphoniums and basses. All years other than 1906, 1946, 1950, 1955, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, and 1980 are approximations. The years 1967 to March 1974 (when Conn moved their brass manufacturing to Abilene, Texas), is a period where at least some of the instruments were inferior in quality This page contains a list of Conn serial numbers for brass instruments. ![]() 1980-1986 numbers are inexact, and may relate only to student level trumpets/cornets ![]()
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