
- KING CLEVELAND 605 TROMBONE SERIAL NUMBERS SERIAL NUMBERS
- KING CLEVELAND 605 TROMBONE SERIAL NUMBERS SERIAL NUMBER
The 20H has a 7" bell, the 77H has a 7½" bell.Īs far as I can tell, the Victor models ( 4H, 6H and 10H) didn't have "Victor" engraved on the mouthpiece receiver or the bell.
KING CLEVELAND 605 TROMBONE SERIAL NUMBERS SERIAL NUMBER
If the serial number is 600,000 or above, it is almost certainly a 77H. If your Connquest has a serial number in the 400,000 or 500,000 range it shouldīe a 20H. The 77H was produced from 1957 into the 1970's. Both the 14H and 18H Directors have a 7½" bell. If the instrument has a Coprion bell it is an 18H. If the name engraved on the leadpipe is "Director" it is either a 14H or aġ8H. Check that name against the listīelow, which also gives some distinguishing features. There is a name engraved on either the side of the mouthpiece receiver/leadpipe or the bell. If you see a model number there (such as "1 2 H"), you are home free. Number right above or below the serial number, where the bell and slide sections come together. For a period from the mid 1920's through to the mid-1950's Conn stamped the model The next thing to do is to check for model names or numbers.
KING CLEVELAND 605 TROMBONE SERIAL NUMBERS SERIAL NUMBERS
Note that serial numbers on Pan American models This should tell you what year the instrument was built. Check the number stamped there against theĬonn brass serial number list. The serial number is stamped near where the slide and bell sections are joined. The very first thing you need to do is to check and look up the serial number. Recognizing an instrument through names and numbers Thirdly, I give a list of which trombones have what bell size (have your tape measure ready!įor the metric readers: an inch is 2,54 centimeters, and as usual European commas are American periods for decimal calculations). You don't know or can't tell the name and numbers on an instrument, scroll down to the section titled "Recognizing an I will first deal with recognizing a model through names and numbers. Is to look at the features of the instrument. The first is through the serial number andĮither the model number stamped on the instrument or the model name engraved on this instrument. There are three approaches to figuring out what model an instrument is. Consequently, this is only a general guide covering mostly instruments of 1945 and later. I admit that I am less adept at spotting the differencesīetween Conn trombones. Here is my attempt at a Conn trombone recognition guide.
