Conn-Selmer

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Conn-Selmer, Inc. is a manufacturer and distributor of concert band, marching band, and orchestral instruments. It is a subsidiary of Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. and was formed after Steinway bought musical instrument manufacturers The Selmer Company and C.G. Conn.

Conn-Selmer is the largest manufacturer of band and orchestral instruments in the United States. It manufactures instruments in ten facilities:

• Elkhart, Indiana
• Cleveland and Eastlake, Ohio
• Monroe, North Carolina
• LaGrange, Illinois
• Kenosha and Elkhorn, Wisconsin
• at G. Leblanc Cie in La Couture-Boussey, France
• and possibly in Paris, France.

Contents 1 Brands 2 Instrument models manufactured 2.1 Selmer Paris clarinets 2.2 Selmer USA clarinets 2.3 Selmer Paris saxophones 2.4 Selmer USA saxophones 2.4.1 Selmer USA La Voix saxophones[1] 2.4.2 Selmer USA La Vie saxophones[2] 2.5 Selmer USA flutes 2.6 Selmer USA double reeds 2.7 Selmer Prelude series 3 References 4 External link

[edit] Brands

The company produces instruments under the following brand names:

• Armstrong (clarinets, flutes, piccolos)
• Artley (bassoons, clarinets, oboes)
• Benge (brass instruments)
• C.G. Conn (brass instruments)
• Emerson (flutes)
• King (brass instruments)
• Glaesel (violins, violas, cellos, basses)
• Leblanc (clarinets, saxophones, flutes, brass instruments)
  • Holton
  • Martin
  • Noblet
  • Vito
  • Yanagisawa
• Ludwig-Musser (drums and percussion instruments)
• Scherl & Roth (violins, violas, cellos, basses)
  • Hermann Beyer
  • Otto Bruckner
• Selmer; Henri Selmer (woodwind instruments)
• Vincent Bach (brass instruments)
• Wm. Lewis & Son (violins, violas, cellos, basses)

In addition, the company operates Conn-Selmer Institute, which holds seminars to educate music educators.

[edit] Instrument models manufactured

[edit] Selmer Paris clarinets

• Odyssee (B♭)
• Artys (B♭)
• Signature (B♭)
• Recital (B♭)
• Privilége (B♭ bass clarinet)

[edit] Selmer USA clarinets

• CL301 (B♭)
• CL311 (B♭)
• 1400b (B♭)
• 1430 (B♭ bass clarinet)

[edit] Selmer Paris saxophones

• 72KBSTD "Kookabura" - E♭ alto saxophone
• 72KBLDT "Kookabura" - B♭ tenor saxophone
• 52 series 2 - E♭ alto saxophone
• 62 series 3 - E♭ alto saxophone
• 54 - B♭ tenor saxophone
• 64 - B♭ tenor saxophone
• 74 - B♭ tenor saxophone
• 84 - B♭ tenor saxophone
• 50 - E♭ sopranino saxophone
• 51 - B♭ soprano saxophone
• 53 - B♭ soprano saxophone
• 55AF series 2 - E♭ baritone saxophone
• 56 series 2 - BB♭ bass saxophone

[edit] Selmer USA saxophones

• AS300 - E♭ alto saxophone
• AS230CC - E♭ alto saxophone
• 1244 - B♭ tenor saxophone
• 156A - E♭ Baritone saxophone

[edit] Selmer USA La Voix saxophones[1]

• AS220 - E♭ alto saxophone
• TS220 - B♭ tenor saxophone
• CS220 - B ♭ soprano saxophone
• CS220B - B ♭ soprano saxophone

[edit] Selmer USA La Vie saxophones[2]

• AS240 Alto Saxophone
• AS250 Alto Saxophone
• TS240 Tenor Saxophone
• TS250 Tenor Saxophone

[edit] Selmer USA flutes

• FL302

[edit] Selmer USA double reeds

• 101 - oboe
• 104B - oboe
• 121 - oboe
• 120b - oboe
• 122F - oboe
• 123FB - oboe
• 1492B - oboe
• 1492FB - oboe
• 1292 - oboe
• 132 - bassoon
• 1432B - bassoon

[edit] Selmer Prelude series

• AS701 - E♭ alto saxophone
• TS701 - B♭ tenor saxophone
• CL701 - B♭ clarinet
• FL701 - flute
• PC701 - piccolo

[edit] References

• "About Conn-Selmer". Conn-Selmer, Inc. Retrieved February 9, 2005.

[edit] External link

• Official website