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Conn 6M VIII Ladyface (1939)

  • Posted on: 22 November 2023
  • By: Mark

Another fine 6M VIII Ladyface alto saxophone has arrived under MRO-ID AS111. These are undoubtedly the best saxes Conn has built. A true all-round saxophone with a great sound that many a Selmer MK6 could envy. This example has the original lacquer and is in excellent condition, with only 1 dent and 1 re-soldering. Fitted with Conn Reso-pads, so original sound guaranteed!

Conn 30M ´Connqueror´

  • Posted on: 8 November 2023
  • By: Mark

Undoubtedly 1 of the rarest and most sought-after tenor saxophones is the Conn 30M ´Connqueror´. Only a limited number was produced between 1936 and 1940, probably a maximum of 1200 copies. I am therefore particularly pleased to add a fine and original one to my collection under MRO-ID TS53. 

Alto Conn ChuBerry - Artist version

  • Posted on: 5 August 2023
  • By: Mark

Only a limited number of Conn Chuberry alto saxes were built in the Artist version, with gold-plated body and keywork. These saxes almost always have a beautiful, highly detailed and unique bell engraving. This is one of the last ChuBerry alto saxophones: shortly after this, changes to the keywork were introduced and the so-called Transitional saxes came into being (although this was never an official designation).

Conn / Wurlitzer alto ´The Seventh Trumpet´

  • Posted on: 30 July 2023
  • By: Mark

This unique saxophone (AS109) is very special indeed.... Built by Conn for Wurlitzer (serial prefix W). Most likely built at the end of the Roaring 1920´s. This one has very distinct keywork modifications, is gold plated and has full-bell engraving. I've never seen that before! Fortunately, the previous owner (collector) sent along a lot of information about this sax: see the full description and the beautiful photos under AS109.

 

Conn 6M VIII Ladyface (1945)

  • Posted on: 11 May 2023
  • By: Mark

Very hard to find : a 6M Ladyface war-horn in the VIII-version, silver plated and in very good condition! Not many horns were built during WW2, with only a handful of the 6M VIII saxes. It has a larger VIII identification both on the body and the neck, compared to the standard VIII stamp. On the neck it´s upside down, typical for these larger VIII stamp…. Serial 311723 was built early 1945, when the USA troops were entering Germany and the Japanese army suffered heavy losses.