11/10/2023 0 Comments Conn serial numbers saxophone![]() ![]() The Mexico-made ones were made in Nogales, MX starting in 1970. When they took over the Nogales AZ plant, they also discontinued the 14M Director model which had been made in Elkhart (and was formerly marketed under the Pan American name). and they just kept rolling that design off the line, changing a few things over the years (but not much). (If you dig up some photos of USA-made "Vito Specials", you will see they are identical to the Conn 50M's)Ĭonn took over the plant.and took the horns that were still in the plant, and the ones which had yet been assembled, and just engraved them "Conn USA". The 50M is basically a Vito design.which therefore is a relative of a Beaugnier, France design. ![]() That plant had made Vito Altos for Vito, Kenosha. Made in Nogales AZ at the former Coin-Art plant which Conn purchased. This is a 50M, aka 'Shooting Star', also marketed as Director model.
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