Charles Gerard Conn was the patriarch of musical instrument manufacturing in Elkhart, Indiana and a pioneer in the music industry. In 1873, C.G. Conn developed a brass mouthpiece with a rubber rim to allow him to play the coronet with an injured lip. By 1876, he had converted an old sewing machine into a lathe and began building instruments.

Results 1 - 17 of 17 - This is a 1966 Elkhart Conn 8DS double french horn (serial. This is a (serial number HC240036 ) Conn 8DRS Double French Horn. Tipovoj proekt metallicheskogo arochnogo angara. Dec 2, 2010 - When Conn moved to Abilene, Texas they did make horns with six digit serial numbers that drastically overlap the Elkhart numbers.

Conn was a true innovator blazing a trail of firsts on American soil- 1st American-made cornet, saxophone, sousaphone & BBb Tuba, to name just a few. Conn forever shaped the music industry by founding the 1st National School of Music, 1st National band contest, the industry’s 1st R&D department as well many other musical instrument industry 1sts.