Looking for info: Conn 100H
- meine
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Hello,
what could a Conn 100H in like new conditions be worth?
what could a Conn 100H in like new conditions be worth?
- Vegasbound
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Less than an Elkie 6h. ;)
- tomato
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this horn are not as popular as 6h or 48h the are great horn .100h in like new condition is 1500
- Thrawn22
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They're all over the road price wise. I got one in excellent condition for under $600, couldn't get rid of it for less tgan $500.
- JLivi
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One time I played a 100h that had a curved slide brace, where you hold it with your left hand. What's the deal with the ones that are curved versus the ones that are straight and look "normal." Is there a difference in quality, or was it something Conn tried and then decided to go back to the original bracing?
I loved the feel of the curved brace and almost bought that 100h I played. It was a great horn!
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I loved the feel of the curved brace and almost bought that 100h I played. It was a great horn!
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- Slydeguy
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Larry Minick came up with the curved bracing on the 100Hs he built himself. The 100Hs I’ve owned and played that he made were great. Conn never seemed to produce the curved brace slide for these that didn’t have issues. I suspect they went back to the straight bracing because of those alignment issues.
- greenbean
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I don't think I would buy one without playing it first...
- Bach5G
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There were problems with the slides in the early production models.
- ithinknot
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Based on a sample size of (a recent new) one, pretty awful. It takes real effort to sink below meh, but this tried hard.
There must be better examples out there, but there might be a good reason why it's 'very lightly used'...
There must be better examples out there, but there might be a good reason why it's 'very lightly used'...
- Thrawn22
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[quote="ithinknot"]Based on a sample size of (a recent new) one, pretty awful. It takes real effort to sink below meh, but this tried hard.
There must be better examples out there, but there might be a good reason why it's 'very lightly used'...[/quote]
I don't think i have ever played a "bad" 100H. For me they're so light to the point they don't project. There wasn't a good combination of slide and bell exchanges between a 6H and 100H.
There must be better examples out there, but there might be a good reason why it's 'very lightly used'...[/quote]
I don't think i have ever played a "bad" 100H. For me they're so light to the point they don't project. There wasn't a good combination of slide and bell exchanges between a 6H and 100H.
- ithinknot
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[quote="Thrawn22"]<QUOTE author="ithinknot" post_id="191094" time="1665948328" user_id="9763">
Based on a sample size of (a recent new) one, pretty awful. It takes real effort to sink below meh, but this tried hard.
There must be better examples out there, but there might be a good reason why it's 'very lightly used'...[/quote]
I don't think i have ever played a "bad" 100H. For me they're so light to the point they don't project. There wasn't a good combination of slide and bell exchanges between a 6H and 100H.
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Slide was borderline unusable, finishing was iffy, and there was something weird and unstable about the blow that I couldn't explain. Maybe a huge solder blobule somewhere. More neutrally, the partials seemed very (but consistently) close together... I can imagine a better example working really well for a doodlish microphone type.
Based on a sample size of (a recent new) one, pretty awful. It takes real effort to sink below meh, but this tried hard.
There must be better examples out there, but there might be a good reason why it's 'very lightly used'...[/quote]
I don't think i have ever played a "bad" 100H. For me they're so light to the point they don't project. There wasn't a good combination of slide and bell exchanges between a 6H and 100H.
</QUOTE>
Slide was borderline unusable, finishing was iffy, and there was something weird and unstable about the blow that I couldn't explain. Maybe a huge solder blobule somewhere. More neutrally, the partials seemed very (but consistently) close together... I can imagine a better example working really well for a doodlish microphone type.
- hyperbolica
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25 years ago I played a 100h owned by an older friend. It was magical. I don't know if it was a Conn or a Minick, but it was a great horn. I'm half tempted to follow up and see what happened to that instrument. The owner was retired even then.
- Macbone1
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I owned a silver plated one for several years. Gorgeous looking horn and one of my best slides ever, though the bell was too light so the sound kind of vaporized in front of the bell and did not project. Felt responsive but not projecting, very odd.
I could see a solder blob inside the neck pipe, made me wonder about the rest of the horn. I tried all the lead pipes including an aftermarket Brass Ark one, still not the feel I wanted. Sold it at a loss, moved on.
With the 100H being the only small-bore Conn trb left on their roster (after a century-long legacy of making many great models), they need to do better IMHO.
I could see a solder blob inside the neck pipe, made me wonder about the rest of the horn. I tried all the lead pipes including an aftermarket Brass Ark one, still not the feel I wanted. Sold it at a loss, moved on.
With the 100H being the only small-bore Conn trb left on their roster (after a century-long legacy of making many great models), they need to do better IMHO.
- disco
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I have one. The lacquer was terrible and the bell was a little light. I played in a, “high fast and loud” big band at the time so I threw a Hail Mary and had it silver plated. It works real good when you need a hammer now.