41 Facts About CG Conn

CG Conn was divested of its Elkhart production facilities in 1970, leaving remaining production in satellite facilities and contractor sources.

Charles G Conn was a Civil War veteran of the US Army who, after the war, established a grocery and baking business in Elkhart, Indiana.

CG Conn decided to try adhering rubber stamp material to the rim of a mouthpiece which he hoped would conform to his lips.

CG Conn needed a rim with a groove which the rubber cement would adhere to more easily.

CG Conn met Eugene Victor Baptiste Dupont, a brass instrument maker and designer and a former employee of Henry Distin of London.

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CG Conn was induced to stay after the public raised a large sum of money by popular subscription and gave it to him.

In 1887 CG Conn purchased Isaac Fiske's brass instrument manufactory in Worcester, Massachusetts upon Fiske's retirement.

CG Conn operated it as a company subsidiary, and in this way he achieved his objectives.

CG Conn started production of the first American-made saxophone in 1888, after being shown an Adolphe Sax saxophone by his employee Ferdinand August Buescher and agreeing to produce a copy of it.

CG Conn's instruments were endorsed by several leading band directors, including Sousa.

In 1898, upon the suggestion of Sousa, CG Conn developed the first commercially successful bell-up sousaphone.

CG Conn's marketing included not only sales of instruments but promotion of brass bands.

CG Conn founded the Conn Conservatory to train the brass instrument teachers who would be a vital component in the growth of the musical instrument industry.

CG Conn's company was a source of competitors as well as instruments.

CG Conn was en route from California to Elkhart when his factory burned, and upon arriving home he was met with a public demonstration, a way of showing popular sympathy.

CG Conn then announced his intentions to build a third factory on the corner of East Beardsley and CG Conn Avenues.

CG Conn's career grew well beyond the realm of musical instrument manufacturing.

In 1889, CG Conn founded the Elkhart Daily Truth, published the monthly Trumpet Notes and a scandal sheet called The Gossip, and purchased The Washington Times, which he later sold.

CG Conn proceeded to develop a close relationship and communications between the industry and music educators.

CG Conn founded the Continental Music retail subsidiary in 1923 which, at the height of its success, included a chain of over 30 music stores.

CG Conn owned the Elkhart Band Instrument Company, the Leedy Company, a manufacturer of percussion, and 49.

CG Conn introduced the Pan American brand for its second-line instruments, forming the Pan American Band Instrument Company subsidiary in 1919 and moving production of second-line instruments to the old Angledile Scale factory later that year.

CG Conn retaining and utilizing the Pan American brand for its second-line instruments until 1955.

CG Conn introduced rolled tone hole rims, a feature that enhanced the seal of the pads and extended pad life.

CG Conn opened its Experimental Laboratory, which was unique in the industry.

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CG Conn developed the "Coprion" bell, a seamless copper bell formed by directly electroplating it onto a mandrel.

CG Conn's laboratory was expanded into the Division of Research, Development and Design in 1940, directed by Earle Kent.

CG Conn's combined abilities in close-tolerance manufacturing and electronic devices made them a valuable resource for wartime production.

CG Conn first responded by expanding their lines of electronic musical products, developing the "Connsonata" electronic organ in 1946.

CG Conn briefly returned to manufacture of military instrumentation during the Korean War, while continuing production of musical instruments.

CG Conn shifted their emphasis to the expanding market for school band instruments and to diversifying their instrument lines.

CG Conn sponsored a film to promote school bands entitled Mr B Natural.

CG Conn divested itself of Leedy and Ludwig in 1955, Carl Fischer retail in 1959, and New Berlin Instrument in 1961.

CG Conn acquired the Art Best Manufacturing Company facility that manufactured saxophones in Nogales, Arizona.

CG Conn saxophones had ceased to be competitive in the professional market during the 1950s due to outdated designs and declining quality.

In 1970, the corporate offices were moved to Oak Brook, Illinois, CG Conn Keyboards was moved to Carol Stream, Illinois and their piano manufacturing operation sold.

In 1970 CG Conn started the CG Conn Guitar Division, operating out of Oak Brook, Illinois, contracting the manufacture of a new line of acoustic guitars to Tokai Gakki in Japan.

In 1979 G C Conn tried to enter the highly competitive electric guitar market, introducing a line of some original model electric guitars, and some copies of existing popular brands.

CG Conn introduced a student line of oboes and bassoons under the Artley brand in 1983.

CG Conn developed a unique type of saxophone pad called "CG Conn Res-o-Pads", which were specifically designed for use on saxophones with rolled toneholes.

CG Conn Res-O-Pads have an internal metal reinforcing ring which is hidden under the leather covering around the circumference of the pad.