The Conn Slide Trombone Model List
This page is an updated, full trombone model number list. It includes models missing from the model number list, those that were added between 1965 and 1969, and corrections to the list where necessary. The choice of 1969 as an end date is due to the fact that Conn was bought by MacMillan in 1969/1970. New models after 1970 are therefore not included. End dates past 1970 are given, when known.
I have included an extra column to indicate the year(s) when the instrument was (at least) in use. If both the "Year Introduced" and "Year Discontinued" column is filled in, the "Years Used" column is left blank (no need stating the obvious). Italics indicates "educated guess", bold indicates dates probably incorrect. All trombones are in Bb unless otherwise indicated.
The following list is by no means complete or even correct. If you find an error, or know of a model of trombone that falls into the criteria mentioned above that doesn't appear on this list or is produced outside the years indicated on this list, please let me know (see main page for e-mail).
| Conn Slide Trombones Model Number List | ||||
| Model Number | Model Name | Year Introduced | Years Used | Year Discontinued |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | #? Bore Bb Contrabass trombone | 1901 | - | 1902 |
| - | #4½ Bore Bb New Wonder Bass trombone with rotary valve | - | 1917-1919 | - |
| 2H | #1½ Bore Artists' Small Bore with 6½" or 7" Bell (Wurlitzer Special) | - | 1913-1927 | 1929 |
| 3H | #1½ Bore Artists' Small Bore with 6½" or 7" Bell (Wurlitzer Special) - High & Low Pitch | - | 1913-1927 | 1929 |
| 4H | #2½ Bore Artists' Medium Bore with 6½" or 7" Bell (Wurlitzer Special) | - | 1919 | 1939 |
| 4H | #2½ Bore Artist Special with Nickel Trim | 1936 | - | 1941 |
| 4H | #2½ Bore Artist | 1940 | - | 1954 |
| 4H | #2½ Bore Artist with Light Weight Slides | 1940 | - | 1954 |
| 4H | #2½ Bore Medium Bore Artist Special with Light Weight Slides | 1940 | - | 1941 |
| 4H | #2½ Bore Victor | 1954 | - | 1958 |
| 4H | #2½ Bore Victor with Light Weight Slides | 1954 | - | 1958 |
| 5H | #2½ Bore Artists' Medium Bore with 6½" or 7" Bell (Wurlitzer Special) - High & Low Pitch | - | 1919 | 1932 |
| 6H | #3 Bore Bb Symphony Small Bore with 7½" or 8" Bell | 1911 | 1913-1927 | 1928 |
| 6H | #3 Bore Bb Artist Symphony | reinstated 1937 | 1983 | 1985 |
| 7H | #3 Bore Bb Symphony Small Bore with 7½" or 8" Bell - High & Low Pitch | 1911 | 1913-1927 | 1928 |
| 8H | #4½ Bore Large Symphony | - | 1913 | 1934 |
| 8H | #4½ Bore Artist Symphony with red brass bell | 1954 | 1954-1974 | 1970's |
| 9H | #4½ Bore Large Symphony - High & Low Pitch | - | 1913 | 1934 |
| 10H | #1½ Bore Small Bore Innes | - | 1912 | 1930 |
| 10H | #3 Bore Victor with Coprion Bell and Light Weight Slides | 1955 | - | 1963 |
| 11H | #1½ Bore Small Bore Innes - High & Low Pitch | - | 1919 | 1930 |
| 12H | #? Bore Bass with Piston Valve to F&E - 8½" Bell. Tuning slide in slide only. | - | 1919 | 1923 |
| 12H | #2½ Bore Coprion | 1938 | 1939-1949 | 1955 |
| 12H | #2½ Bore Coprion with lightweight slides (special order only) | 1940 | - | 1955 |
| 14H | #? Bore New Invention Bass with Piston Valve to F&E. Tuning in slide only. Becomes New Wonder Bass | 1910 | - | 1921 |
| 14H | #3¾ + #4½ Bore Duo-Bore Medium Bass with rotary valve to F & E Natural. Tuning in slide. | 1927 | - | 1932 |
| 14H | #2½ Bore Bb Director | 1954 | - | 1974 |
| 16H | #1½ Bore Alto | - | 1919 | 1948 |
| 17H | #1½ Bore Alto - High & Low Pitch | - | 1919 | 1948 |
| 18H | #3 Bore Tait Model Tuning Device in Slides | - | 1919 | 1924 |
| 18H | #3 Bore "Frisco" Artist with 7", 7½" or 8" Bell | 1924 | - | 1931 |
| 18H | #2½ Bore Bb Director with Coprion Bell | 1954 | - | 1970 |
| 19H | #3 Bore Tait Model Tuning Device and Slides - High & Low Pitch | - | 1919 | 1926 |
| 20H | #? Bore Combination Slide and Valve trombone | - | 1919 | 1929 |
| 20H | #2½ Bore Connquest | 1954 | - | 1955 |
| 21H | #? Bore Combination Slide and Valve trombone - High & Low Pitch | - | 1919 | 1929 |
| 21H | #3 Bore Connquest | March 1955 | - | November 1955 |
| 22H | #? Bore Alloo Model | - | 1919 | 1924 |
| 22H | #1½ Bore Small Bore Artist Ballroom Model - Tuning slide in Bell | 1928 | - | 1932 |
| 23H | #? Bore Alloo Model - High & Low Pitch | - | 1919 | 1924 |
| 24H | #? Bore Large Symphony Innes | - | 1919 | 1924 |
| 24H | #2½ Bore Medium Bore Artist Ballroom Model - Tuning slide in Bell | 1928 | - | 1951 |
| 24H | #2½ Bore Medium Bore Artist Ballroom Model with Light Weight Slides - Tuning slide in Bell | 1940 | 1941-1948 | 1951 |
| 24H | #2½ Bore Bb Artist | 1958 | - | 1970's |
| 25H | #? Bore Large Symphony Innes - High & Low Pitch | - | 1919 | 1924 |
| 25H | #2½ Bore Medium Bore Artist Ballroom Model - Tuning slide in Bell - High & Low Pitch | 1928 | - | 1951 |
| 26H | #2½ Bore Medium Bore Symphony Innes | - | 1919 | 1924 |
| 26H | #3 Bore Symphony Ballroom Model - Tuning slide in Bell | 1928 | - | 1948 |
| 27H | #? Bore Medium Bore Symphony Innes - High & Low Pitch | - | 1919 | 1924 |
| 27H | #3 Bore Symphony Ballroom Model - Tuning slide in Bell - High & Low Pitch | 1928 | - | 1948 |
| 28H | #? Bore Slide Trombone in C | - | 1919 | 1920 |
| 28H | #? Bore Alloo Model with valve to E | 1920 | - | 1924 |
| 28H | #3½ Bore Symphony Ballroom Model - Tuning Slide in Bell | 1928 | - | 1929 |
| 28H | #2½ Bore Connstellation | 1949 | - | 1953 |
| 30H | #2¾-#3¼ Bore Burkle Duo-Bore Medium | 1934 | - | 1958 |
| 32H | #3-#3½ Bore Burkle Duo Bore Large | 1934 | - | 1962 |
| 35H | #2½ - #3 Duo-Bore Eb Alto (Special); Tuning in slide | 1965 | 1965-1971 | 1970's |
| 38H | #2½ Bore Medium Bore Artist Ballroom Model - Tuning slide in slide | 1925 | - | 1930 |
| 38H | #3 Bore Connstellation | 1954 | - | 1956 |
| 40H | #3 Bore Ballroom Model - Tuning slide in slide | 1925 | - | 1934 |
| 41H | #3 Bore Ballroom Model - Tuning slide in slide - High & Low Pitch | 1925 | - | 1934 |
| 42H | #3¾ Bore Ballroom Model - Tuning slide in slide | 1925 | - | 1930 |
| 44H | #2½ Bore Connqueror | 1932 | - | 1951 |
| 45H | #2½ Bore Connqueror - High & Low Pitch | 1932 | - | 1951 |
| 48H | #3 Bore Connstellation | 1956 | 1956-1983 | 1985 |
| 50H | #3¾ Bore Director Bass with F rotary change | 1965 | 1965-1983 | 1985 |
| 58H | #2½ Bore Artist (Government Model) | 1955 | - | 1958 |
| 60H | #1½ Bore "C" Slide Trombone with Bb attachment | - | 1919 | 1932 |
| 60H | #5 Bore Artist Symphony Bass with F rotary attachment. Tuning slide in slide, red brass bell | 1968 | 1968-1972 | 1970's |
| 61H | #1½ Bore "C" Slide Trombone with Bb attachment - High & Low Pitch | - | 1919 | 1932 |
| 62H | #2½ Bore Simons Duo-Bell Model with 6½" and 8" Bells | 1920 | - | 1925 |
| 62H | #5 Bore Artist Symphony Bass with F-D dual rotary attachments. Tuning slide in slide, red brass bell | 1968 (reinstated 2001) | 1969-1972 | 1970's |
| 64H | #4½ Bore Large Bore Symphony with Piston valve to F & E | 1920 | - | 1923 |
| 65H | #4½ Bore Large Bore Symphony with Piston valve to F & E - High & Low Pitch | 1920 | - | 1923 |
| 66H | #4½ Bore Medium Bore Bass with Rotary Valve to F & E - Tuning slide in Bell with 8", 8½" or 8¾" Bell | 1920 | - | 1925 |
| 67H | #4½ Bore Medium Bore Bass with Rotary Valve to F & E - Tuning slide in Bell with 8", 8½" or 8¾" Bell - High & Low Pitch | 1920 | - | 1925 |
| 68H | # Bore Large Bore Simons Duo-Bell Bore | 1920 | - | 1922 |
| 70H | #? Bore Fuch's Model in Bb with F valve & Slide for E-Natural | 1920 | - | 1923 |
| 70H | #4¾ Bore Large Bore Bass with Rotary valve to F - Tuning in slide | 1924 | - | 1927 |
| 70H | #4½ - #5 Bore Duo-Bore Large Bass with Rotary Valve to F & E-Natural. Tuning in Slide. | 1926 | - | 1937 |
| 70H | #5 Bore Bass with Rotary valve to F - Tuning in slide | 1937 | - | 1955 |
| 71H | #5 Bore Artist Symphony Bass with F rotary attachment. | 1968 | 1969-1979 | 1979 |
| 72H | #5 Bore Eb Bass with Double Slide | 1921 or 1922 | - | 1929 |
| 72H | #5 Bore Bb Artist Bass with rotary valve to F | 1955 | - | 1968 |
| 72H | #5 Bore Bb Connstellation Bass with rotary valve to F | - | 1964 | - |
| 73H | #5 Bore Artist Symphony Bass with F-D dual rotary attachments. | 1968 | 1968-1979 | 1979 |
| 74H | #5 Bore BBb Contrabass Trombone with Double Slide | 1921 or 22 | - | 1929 |
| 76H | #4½ Bore Beitel Model Large Symphony | 1921 or 22 | - | 1926 |
| 76H | #3¾ - #4½ Bore Symphony | 1926 | - | 1930 |
| 77H | #3 Bore Connquest | 1957 | 1957-1979 | 1979 |
| 78H | #3½ Bore Medium Bore Symphony with tuning slide in bell with 8", 8½" or 8¾" Bell | 1921 or 22 | - | 1928 |
| 78H | #3¾ Bore New Symphony with tuning slide in slide. 7½" bell. Possibly rose or red brass bell | 1932 | -1950 | 1950 |
| 78H | #3¾ Bore Artist Symphony | 1953 (Reinstated 1959) | - | 1953 (Reinstated to 1970) |
| 79H | #3¾ Bore Symphony with F& Eb Rotary attachment | 1964 | -1971 | - |
| 80H | #3¾ Bore Medium Symphony with Rotary Valve to F and Tuning slide in slide - 8", 8½" or 8¾" Bell. | 1921 or 22 | 1924-1927 | 1929 |
| 82H | #3¾ Bore New York Symphony with Tuning slide in slide - no valve - 8", 8½" or 8¾" Bell. | 1924 | - | 1927 |
| 84H | #4½ - #5 Bore California Symphony (70H with an additional Rotary valve to E-Natural) | 1925 | - | 1927 |
| 88H | #5 Bore "G" Bass | 1925 | - | 1929 |
| 88H | #4½ Bore Artist Symphony with F rotary attachment with red brass bell | 1954 | -1979 | 1979 |
| 89H | #4½ Bore Artist with convertible F rotary attachment and red brass bell | - | 1970's | - |