Vintage Conn Bass

HawaiiTromboneGuy · 2020-02-28 7:07 p.m.

Recently purchased this bass from Dillon Music and thought I would share it on the forum for those that may not have social media. According to Conn Loyalist, it should date to late 1915. This one has a 9” bell and came with both an F and E slide. It complements my 1913 Conn here https://trombonechat.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=9433 Enjoy!

HawaiiTromboneGuy · by **HawaiiTromboneGuy** » 2020-02-28 7:08 p.m.

HawaiiTromboneGuy · by **HawaiiTromboneGuy** » 2020-02-28 7:09 p.m.

FullPedalTrombonist · by **FullPedalTrombonist** » 2020-02-28 7:09 p.m.

Oh. My. God. I dig it

HawaiiTromboneGuy · by **HawaiiTromboneGuy** » 2020-02-28 7:10 p.m.

HawaiiTromboneGuy · 2020-02-28 7:11 p.m.

Whoops. Double post.

HawaiiTromboneGuy · by **HawaiiTromboneGuy** » 2020-02-28 7:12 p.m.

HawaiiTromboneGuy · by **HawaiiTromboneGuy** » 2020-02-28 7:12 p.m.

HawaiiTromboneGuy · by **HawaiiTromboneGuy** » 2020-02-28 7:13 p.m.

Last!

Burgerbob · by **Burgerbob** » 2020-02-28 7:18 p.m.

Fuchs bell? Noah has a very similar horn, I think.

HawaiiTromboneGuy · by **HawaiiTromboneGuy** » 2020-02-28 7:20 p.m.

[quote="FullPedalTrombonist"]Oh. My. God. I dig it[/quote]

It definitely looks good for its age.

HawaiiTromboneGuy · by **HawaiiTromboneGuy** » 2020-02-28 7:22 p.m.

[quote="Burgerbob"]Fuchs bell? Noah has a very similar horn, I think.[/quote]

You know, I’m not too sure. The thought had crossed my mind as it does look like a pretty big flare. I’ll have to compare it to my Fuchs bell when I have a chance.

Burgerbob · by **Burgerbob** » 2020-02-28 7:24 p.m.

[quote="HawaiiTromboneGuy"]<QUOTE author="Burgerbob" post_id="105885" time="1582935498" user_id="3131">
Fuchs bell? Noah has a very similar horn, I think.[/quote]

You know, I’m not too sure. The thought had crossed my mind as it does look like a pretty big flare. I’ll have to compare it to my Fuchs bell when I have a chance.
</QUOTE>

It looks big at the J bend connection. But impossible to tell from a photo!

HawaiiTromboneGuy · by **HawaiiTromboneGuy** » 2020-02-28 7:29 p.m.

[quote="Burgerbob"]<QUOTE author="HawaiiTromboneGuy" post_id="105887" time="1582935739" user_id="3695">

You know, I’m not too sure. The thought had crossed my mind as it does look like a pretty big flare. I’ll have to compare it to my Fuchs bell when I have a chance.[/quote]

It looks big at the J bend connection. But impossible to tell from a photo!
</QUOTE>
That’s very true. Pictures are definitely deceiving!

HawaiiTromboneGuy · by **HawaiiTromboneGuy** » 2020-02-28 9:31 p.m.

Here’s some photos of it next to my Fuchs bell section.

HawaiiTromboneGuy · by **HawaiiTromboneGuy** » 2020-02-28 9:32 p.m.

Burgerbob · by **Burgerbob** » 2020-02-28 9:41 p.m.

Not too different!

HawaiiTromboneGuy · by **HawaiiTromboneGuy** » 2020-02-28 9:59 p.m.

[quote="Burgerbob"]Not too different![/quote]

Not too different at all! Looking at them side by side, it looks like the bell sections are very similar in dimensions.

mrdeacon · by **mrdeacon** » 2020-02-28 10:53 p.m.

Might not exactly be a Fuchs but that bell throat sure looks like a Fuchs bell and like my Minick!

HawaiiTromboneGuy · by **HawaiiTromboneGuy** » 2020-02-28 10:57 p.m.

[quote="mrdeacon"]Might not exactly be a Fuchs but that bell throat sure looks like a Fuchs bell and like my Minick![/quote]

My thoughts exactly!

HawaiiTromboneGuy · by **HawaiiTromboneGuy** » 2020-02-28 10:58 p.m.

Guess I should’ve checked the extra box that the E slide came in better. Didn’t realize this was wrapped in bubble wrap until I was about to throw everything out.<EMOJI seq="1f62c" tseq="1f62c">😬</EMOJI> Conn-Clarke mouthpiece in remarkable shape!

jacobgarchik · by **jacobgarchik** » 2020-03-03 10:36 a.m.

I have a Conn Clarke with a small shank. It's like a 6 1/2-ish size. Intended for the 522 and 547 bore horns. Didn't think it was for the basses, which I thought used a Conn Kenfield. But maybe somebody used this horn with a mouthpiece like the Clarke?

SwissTbone · by **SwissTbone** » 2020-03-03 10:54 a.m.

Man that horn looks great! How does it play in comparison to your Fuchs or a more modern bass trombone?

HawaiiTromboneGuy · by **HawaiiTromboneGuy** » 2020-03-03 11:13 p.m.

[quote="jacobgarchik"]I have a Conn Clarke with a small shank. It's like a 6 1/2-ish size. Intended for the 522 and 547 bore horns. Didn't think it was for the basses, which I thought used a Conn Kenfield. But maybe somebody used this horn with a mouthpiece like the Clarke?[/quote]Not sure. I also was under the impression that horns of this size were supplied with the Kenfield mouthpiece.

[quote="cozzagiorgi"]Man that horn looks great! How does it play in comparison to your Fuchs or a more modern bass trombone?[/quote]It plays/sounds just as good as the Fuchs. Very focused/robust sound throughout. Low Cs and Bs really pop with this horn. I plan to take this horn along with my Duo Gravis to big band on Thursday night to give it a good run through.

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