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#Conn pan american alto saxophone serial numbers
#Conn pan american alto saxophone serial
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It does have the Mercedes-style key guard for the low C key-which is a hallmark of Conn saxophones, and was carried through to the Pan American line as well.Nor does it have a key guard for the chromatic F# key.

#Conn pan american alto saxophone serial

If the serial # is indication, this was a very early Cavalier saxophone.

OK, back to reality… Or at least back to this Cavalier alto… Here are a few things to note: In case you’re interested, it sold in March of this year for $162.50! WTF? Hey, I got a neck from a Bundy II alto you can buy that’s left over from my lamp project. That didn’t seem to stop people from bidding on this vintage student sax however, since it received a surprising 23 bids! Source: Global-Garage-Sale-Colchester-VT on However, at least the photos of these junky horns allowed me to determine what features the Cavaliers saxophones did have, and how they compared to their Pan American and Conn cousins. Not one was what I would call even nice…. Sadly what I found were mostly junky horns that had led anything but a charmed life. Source: SOTW thread, Cavalier Production Dates? 1931 Cavalier saxophones that dealers could orderīecause the descriptions were seriously lacking, I did some eBay research to see what I could find. Later all went to patent applied for, with the Conn line first and Pan American and Cavalier following some years later.ī ased on discussions I have read, I suspect in the pre-WWII models, overall quality was similar between the lines, the price differential coming from the handling of the tone holes and the differences in the keys. Cavalier started with the Hardy tone hole patent stamp. Also,the Conn’s stamped the Haynes tone hole patent on their instruments, while the Pan Americans after the mid 1920s went to stamping the Hardy tone hole patent. Additionally,the Pan American’s had missing keys or MOP buttons from their Conn equivalents and Cavalier’s had missing keys from their Pan American equivalents.

A main difference is the Conn’s had rolled drawn tone holes, while the Pan American and Cavalier lines had straight drawn tone holes.

However, since Conn was the premium line, Pan American the moderately priced line, and Cavalier the lowest priced line, there are differences. The three lines of Conn Ltd, Conn, pan American and Cavalier all shared design similarities in contemporary models. And haters not withstanding, those that own or have owned them, and techs who have worked on them, seem to be of the opinion that they are good vintage saxophones.Īccording to SOTW member badenia, who for years has been researching the Pan American and Cavalier brands: However, those two degrees made a hell of a lot of difference.Ĭompared to their big-name Conn cousins, Cavalier saxophones were seriously watered down versions of what a saxophone could be. If you want to play degrees of separation, there would be two degrees of separation between Cavalier and Conn. These were labeled along the lines of “Produced by the Pan American company”. Pan American had its own “budget” brand, namely Cavalier.

#Conn pan american alto saxophone pro

So I did some research about the brand, and it suddenly became clear to me why this brand had slipped past my radar: My research tended to focus on the pro models made by saxophone manufacturers, whereas Cavaliers saxophones were not pro-level horns.Ĭavalier saxophones were made by Pan American. Given I have spent the more than 15 years now researching vintage saxophones, I found this odd. touch.I must admit that I had never heard of Cavalier saxophones before I looked at this 1931 catalogue from the Chicago Musical Instruments company. Uk horns will always consider a PX on this saxophone. The action is light and the key work is tight ,there are some signs of lacquer wear with age but the sax itself plays great. This sax has just had a complete re pad using black Roo pads. Uk horns will always consider PX on this saxįor more info and photos please get in touch. įor more info, photos please get in touch. The sax plays but will require a service before being sold ,please note this sax is supplied with a soft bag. The sax its self shows signs of wear from use and age, lacquer wear and a few bumps and bruises but nothing to affect the playing of this lovely old vintage sax

#Conn pan american alto saxophone serial numbers

Not sure of the correct date of manufacture the serial numbers for the pans are a little vague but a estimate 1930 /40s. This Bari is considered to be a watered down version of the more sort after conn 12ms. Pan American baritone made in the Conn factory USA.