When the Conn "Connstellation" mouthpieces came out back in the late 1960s
or early 1970s, there were 8 models in the line-up, all with stock gold
plating...
9B-W
9B-N
7B-W
7B-N
5B-W
5B-N
3B-W
3B-N
Though the difrerences were slight, Model 9 was the smallest & Model 3 was
the largest -- "full symphonic bore," according to Conn. W designated
wider rim; N, narrower. According to the Conn folks at the time, 7B-W
approximated the old Conn 2.
For a long time, I played 5B-W -- would have liked to try a 3B-W but never
got hold of 1. (After 33 years or so on a 5B-W I switched to a Lawson
mouthpiece, with outstanding results. But that's another story.)
-- Alan Cole, rank amateur
McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.
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At 07:05 AM 1/30/2006, you wrote:
In a message dated 1/27/2006 7:54:38 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The Conn #2 should not be hard to find, as it is the standard that Conn
ships with its horns. Don't know anything about Faxx.
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I'll probably be proved wrong, but I was under the impression that the Conn
7BW and 5BW were what shipped with the various models, depending on the
model.
The Connstellation used to the be the 5BW, if memory serves. If they are
shipping horns with the Conn 2, then it's a change from the recent past.
Also, the Conn models recently became stamped CKB (short for
Conn-King-Benge), and are made in Germany. I don't believe you can buy a
new mouthpiece
stamped "Conn", anymore.
Dave Weiner
Maryland Band & Orchestra
Brass Arts Unlimited
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