Conn counterweight timeline

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gregwaits
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by gregwaits »

I’m interested to know about the timeline of Conn’s counterweight design.

I’m wondering approximately what year the factory went to the modern design that reads simply “CONN”

I’m guesstimating it was around ‘53 or ‘54.
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ithinknot
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by ithinknot »

It's described as new in the 1955 catalog, but the catalogs weren't updated annually, so your guess is probably correct.
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flotrb
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by flotrb »

Here is a wealth of information:[url]https://www.saxophone.org/museum/publications

As per your inquiry, I copied the following:
<ATTACHMENT filename="Conn 1950.JPG" index="0">[attachment=0]Conn 1950.JPG</ATTACHMENT>
<ATTACHMENT filename="Conn 1955.JPG" index="1">[attachment=1]Conn 1955.JPG</ATTACHMENT>