{"id":27423,"date":"2011-09-09T09:37:28","date_gmt":"2011-09-09T16:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=27423"},"modified":"2024-05-27T09:59:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T16:59:13","slug":"the-beautifully-sweet-sounds-of-the-22m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2011\/the-beautifully-sweet-sounds-of-the-22m\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beautifully Sweet Sounds Of The 22M"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sure we’ve all seen them in pictures. A few of us have actually seen them in person, while even fewer of us own them. What am I talking about? I’m talking about the very rare, very expensive, gem of the vintage saxophone world: the Conn 22M, Conn-O-Sax.<\/p>\n

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     Source: Christi Atkins<\/h6>\n

The Conn-O-Sax was a product of Conn’s brilliant design department in the 1920s. Sadly, likely its 24M, F Mezzo-Soprano cousin<\/a>, the Great Depression was a major factor in this unusual saxophone’s early demise.<\/p>\n

Dr. Paul Cohen has written an article about these orchestral saxophones titled, The Saga of the F Alto Saxophone<\/a><\/em>. Check it out to read more about the history of these fascinating horns.<\/p>\n

Although exact production numbers of these unusual horns are not known, there are markedly fewer Conn-O-Saxes left than there are the F Mezzo-Sopranos. This, combined with their unusual shape, likely contributes to the overall collectibility and higher value of the 22M.<\/p>\n

I recently happened to come across a recording of Rob Verdi\u2014the American version of Saxophobia<\/em>\u2014in which he plays a 22M. If you have never had a chance to hear one for yourself, this recording will give you a sampling of what one of the rarest saxophones in the world sounds like.<\/p>\n