CONN 8D, post-Elkhart, very good condition

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£1,690.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maker: CONN

 

Model: 8D

 

Type: Full double F/Bb

 

Date: 1990

 

Alloy: Nickel silver

 

Bell flare: Fixed

 

Lacquer: 95% OK

 

Weight: 2.5 kg

 

Visual/ cosmetic condition: very good, some lacquer wear in

 

the usual, predictable places.

 

Compression: rotors 1-3: excellent;  4th rotor very good.

 

Case: as-new 'Gator' (new-style, with shaped interior).

 

Joy-Keys: on the leadpipe and on the F tuning slide.

 

 

Further details: A very good ‘post Elkhart’ 8D, excellent in all

 

its playing qualities. It exhibits all the expected Conn virtues,

 

with a potentially large sound, a wide dynamic range and a

 

superb legato.

 

 

Although a professional-quality horn, it is also listed in the

 

Intermediate category because of its sub-£2K price.

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CONN 8D, post-Elkhart, very good condition