C. G. Conn Ltd., Conn Instruments or commonly just Conn, is a former American manufacturer of musical instruments incorporated in 1915. It bought the production facilities owned by Charles Gerard Conn, a major figure in early manufacture of brasswinds and saxophones in the USA.

Conn Selmer is the largest U.S. manufacturer of band and orchestral instruments, offering twelve renowned brands, nine of which were founded in the U.S. beginning in 1750.

Charles Conn was elected Mayor of Elkhart in 1880. [2] In 1884, Conn organized the 1st Regiment of Artillery in the Indiana Legion and became its first Colonel, a military title which stayed with him throughout the remainder of his life. He was also the first commander of the Elkhart Commandery of the Knights Templar.

Charles Gerard Conn was the patriarch of musical instrument manufacturing in Elkhart, Indiana. In 1873, following a brawl in a bar which resulted in a split lip, C.G. Conn developed a brass mouthpiece with a rubber rim. Conn converted an old sewing machine to a lathe and set-up a shop building these mouthpieces.

2011年11月30日 · Conn's rubber-rimmed mouthpiece was patented in 1875, and around that time Dupont designed Conn's first cornet called the Four-In-One. The instrument was provided with four interchangeable crooks as mouthpipes which allowed the instrument to be played in the keys of A, Bb, C, and Eb.

The C.G. Conn Company was founded by Charles Gerard Conn, a skilled musician, band leader, inventor, entrepreneur, and politician. Conn was born in 1844, and as a young man lived in Buchanan, Michigan.

今天的 c.g.Conn涵盖了许多美国最杰出的品牌，c.g.Conn KING 、BENGE 铜管乐、ARTLEY 和Armstrong 木管乐，以及 Schenl&Roth 弦乐，始终满足着学生、音乐教育者、业余爱好者和专业人员的需要。

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The partnership ended in March of 1879, and the company became simply C.G. Conn. Among the early products of the company were some cornets closely modelled on Distin products, and one that was unique.

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