![]() ![]() Vincent Bach is on back of handslide cork barrel, earlier models also had on back of outer handslide, bell sections not serialized. Here is a website dedicated to King tromobones from the H.N. Neck Receiver, Earlier models also tuning slide. King (Pre UMI Era) Outer handslide two places, below cross brace and lower cork barrel. ![]() You can find more helpful information on the Conn Loyalist Website Here is what we have seen at our shop by brand/maker:Ĭonn (before 1970) Handslide Tennon below threads, outer handslide (lower outer tube at the top in back), No serial on Bell section, but model number is on bell. White Era will often have the serial number on the tuning slide, but not always. Sometimes the serial number will be on both the handslide and the neck receiver. Trombones will have the serial number either on the back of the hand slide or on the neck receiver where it attaches to the handslide. The remaining four numbers of the serial number indicate the production number of the instrument on a monthly basis.Vintage and used trombones can usually be dated by serial number. 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 third character (a number) indicates the number of year within the decade (indicated earlier by the first letter). The second character, also a letter, indicates the month of the year "A" for January, "B" for February, "C" for March, etc. 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. There was a fire in the Indiana facility where some information was lost. Starting in 1987, the two-digit prefix number plus 50 will give you the year of manufacture on all Conn products.ĭuring the years from 1965 to 1969 information is more inacurate. ![]()
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