{"id":108,"date":"2009-07-31T18:51:41","date_gmt":"2009-08-01T01:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/?page_id=108"},"modified":"2025-08-12T09:43:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T16:43:44","slug":"conn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/american-made-saxes\/conn\/","title":{"rendered":"Conn"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nConn has the distinction of having built the first American-made saxophone. This occurred in 1888, and was a horn designed by Eduard A. Lef\u00e9bre.\u00b9 A few decades and a number of models later, Conn was Buescher’s chief rival during the sax-crazed 1920s.<\/p>\n

The Conn company has a rich history, and produced some of best, and most unique American saxophones ever made. The Conn-O-Sax, and the F Mezzo Soprano are 2 examples of company’s ability to think outside the box. Among vintage bass saxophonists, the 14M is the most desirable horn\u2014being the only vintage bass that is keyed to high F.<\/p>\n

To see some examples of fine vintage Conn saxophones, check out the Conn Gallery in Bassic Sax Pix<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u00b9 From The Sax & Brass Book: saxophones, trumpets and trombones in jazz, rock and pop<\/em>  Published by Balafon Books, 1998. p. 100.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Conn has the distinction of having built the first American-made saxophone. This occurred in 1888, and was a horn designed by Eduard A. Lef\u00e9bre.\u00b9 A few decades…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":94,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-108","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t