CONN |
United Musical Instruments U.S.A., Inc.
Woodwinds:
Serial Number |
Year Manufactured |
1 |
1895 |
2000 |
1896 |
2500 |
1897 |
3000 |
1898 |
3500 |
1899 |
3900 |
1900 |
4400 |
1901 |
5100 |
1902 |
6700 |
1903 |
8500 |
1904 |
9600 |
1905 |
10,800 |
1906 |
12,000 |
1907 |
13,000 |
1908 |
15,400 |
1909 |
17,800 |
1910 |
21,200 |
1911 |
22,500 |
1912 |
25,000 |
1913 |
30,000 |
1914 |
1915 |
|
35,000 |
1916 |
40,000 |
1917 |
1918 |
|
50,000 |
1919 |
58,000 |
1920 |
64,000 |
1921 |
83,000 |
1922 |
101,775 |
1923 |
124,600 |
1924 |
145,400 |
1925 |
167,900 |
1926 |
193,450 |
1927 |
209,250 |
1928 |
224,600 |
1929 |
237,800 |
1930 |
244,700 |
1931 |
249,230 |
1932 |
256,501 |
1933 |
260,000 |
1934 |
263,500 |
1935 |
271,000 |
1936 |
278,000 |
1937 |
284,000 |
1938 |
285,000 |
1939 |
288,300 |
1940 |
295,250 |
1941 |
304,500 |
1942 |
309,250 |
1943 |
309,300 |
1944 |
310,200 |
1945 |
314,000 |
1946 |
320,000 |
1947 |
327,150 |
1948 |
332,150 |
1949 |
337,250 |
1950 |
341,850 |
1951 |
1952 |
|
354,742 |
1953 |
359,251 |
1954 |
500,001 |
1955 |
571,750 |
1956 |
652,002 |
1957 |
718,626 |
1958 |
779,657 |
1959 |
834,200 |
1960 |
898,556 |
1961 |
949,465 |
1962 |
C00501 |
1963 |
C73854 |
1964 |
E54106 |
1965 |
H31247 |
1966 |
K35274 |
1967 |
L20454 |
1968 |
"M" prefix |
1969 |
"N" prefix |
1970 |
"P" prefix |
1971 |
"R" prefix |
1972 |
Saxophones:
Serial Number |
Year Manufactured |
83,000 |
1976 |
91,314 |
1977 |
98,993 |
1978 |
111,821 |
1979 |
128,692 |
1980 |
145,002 |
1981 |
154,954 |
1982 |
170,074 |
1983 |
184,337 |
1984 |
201,208 |
1985 |
221,244 |
1986 |
240,142 |
1987 |
261,466 |
1988 |
3,811,713 |
Brasswinds:
Serial Number |
Year Manufactured |
1 |
1876 |
700 |
1877 |
1700 |
1878 |
3000 |
1879 |
5000 |
1880 |
6000 |
1881 |
7000 |
1882 |
8000 |
1883 |
9000 |
1884 |
10,500 |
1885 |
12,000 |
1886 |
13,000 |
1887 |
14,000 |
1888 |
16,500 |
1889 |
18,000 |
1890 |
20,000 |
1891 |
22,500 |
1892 |
25,000 |
1893 |
27,500 |
1894 |
29,000 |
1895 |
34,000 |
1896 |
40,000 |
1897 |
46,700 |
1898 |
52,000 |
1899 |
58,000 |
1900 |
66,700 |
1901 |
71,000 |
1902 |
76,000 |
1903 |
82,000 |
1904 |
88,000 |
1905 |
94,000 |
1906 |
100,000 |
1907 |
106,000 |
1908 |
111,000 |
1909 |
116,000 |
1910 |
121,000 |
1911 |
126,000 |
1912 |
130,150 |
1913 |
132,400 |
1914 |
137,000 |
1915 |
142,575 |
1916 |
146,600 |
1917 |
155,000 |
1918 |
165,900 |
1919 |
169,500 |
1920 |
175,500 |
1921 |
190,450 |
1922 |
198,475 |
1923 |
206,700 |
1924 |
219,850 |
1925 |
230,900 |
1926 |
239,500 |
1927 |
252,900 |
1928 |
263,200 |
1929 |
273,700 |
1930 |
280,130 |
1931 |
281,360 |
1932 |
289,743 |
1933 |
294,687 |
1934 |
300,690 |
1935 |
307,996 |
1936 |
315,575 |
1937 |
322,650 |
1938 |
324,859 |
1939 |
327,850 |
1940 |
338,500 |
1941 |
348,150 |
1942 |
354,600 |
1943 |
355,500 |
1944 |
355,750 |
1945 |
355,850 |
1946 |
366,650 |
1947 |
376,100 |
1948 |
383,650 |
1949 |
389,600 |
1950 |
396,300 |
1951 |
393,301 |
1952 |
420,057 |
1953 |
427,301 |
1954 |
500,001 |
1955 |
571,850 |
1956 |
652002 |
1957 |
718,626 |
1958 |
779,657 |
1959 |
834,200 |
1960 |
898,556 |
1961 |
949,465 |
1962 |
C00501 |
1963 |
C73854 |
1964 |
E54106 |
1965 |
H31247 |
1966 |
K35274 |
1967 |
L20454 |
1968 |
"M" prefix |
1969 |
"N" prefix |
1970 |
"P" prefix |
1971 |
"R" prefix |
1972 |
GA30000 |
1973 |
GA40000 |
1974 |
GA50000 |
1975 |
GA60000 |
1976 |
GA70000 |
1977 |
GA80000 |
1978 |
GA90000 |
1979 |
HA00000 |
1980 |
HA16500 |
1981 |
HA23431 |
1982 |
HA33389 |
1983 |
HA45522 |
1984 |
HA58992 |
1985 |
HA68842 |
1986 |
HA76618 |
1987 |
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 of time are not likely to be their best examples, as the workers were still relatively new at the manufacturing game. 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, etc. 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.
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