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1963 conn trumpet serial numbers4/17/2023 ![]() Go to and check pics of various Conns so you know your forms, or you may end up paying 6M prices for a Mexiconn. You'll see a NWII or 6M on eBay occasionally listed as a late 60s horn because someone consulted the serial number chart and misinterpreted it.Īs Bruce says, it's best to have a pic of the horn. "M"-prefaced horns from the 20s-30s have 6 digits after the M. I'm not certain of this, but I believe that an "M"-prefaced serial number from this vintage will only have 5 digits. The Ms you have to be careful of are the ones in the 60s.Conn ran out of serial numbers and started putting letters in front of them in the late 50s or early 60s.starting with "C". BTW, officially, even NWIIs were listed as "6M" in Conn's catalogs, even though the 6M stamp didn't appear until after the Conn transitional period. As Bruce stated, the "M" stands for saxophone. This should tell you what year the instrument was built. Check the number stamped there against the Conn serial number list by Lars Kirmser. Some models though, have the serial number on the underside of the bell next to the valve casings. Not all NWIIs have an M in front of the serial number. The serial number is alway stamped on the second valve casing. The serial number on a Trumpet is usually found on the 2nd valve valve casing, on the left hand side of the trumpet. There were 2 sets of Conn models that had M prefacing the serial number, and this often a source of confusion.Ĭonn started putting "M" before the serial numbers during the New Wonder II (Chu Berry) line in the 20s.
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