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. The employees at their Vincent Bach facility in Elkhart, Indiana represented by United Auto Workers Local 364 have been on strike for almost two years now, but it has yet to cause any production problems.
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
- Paris, France.
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[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 (marketer and distributor in USA and Canada)
- 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
- Sopranino clarinet in E♭ (Recital)
- Soprano clarinet in C
- Clarinets in B♭(Odyssée, Arthea, Saint Louis, Recital, Signature, Privilège)
- Clarinets in A (the same types as above)
- Basset horn in F
- Alto clarinet in E♭
- Bass clarinet in B♭(Privilège)
- Contra-alto clarinet in E♭
- Contrabass clarinet in B♭
Note that Selmer Paris clarinets are not manufactured by Conn-Selmer.
[edit] Selmer USA clarinets
- CL301 (B♭)
- CL311 (B♭)
- 1400B (B♭)
- 1430P (B♭ bass clarinet)
[edit] Selmer Paris saxophones
- Sopranino saxophone in E♭(Super Action 80 Series II)
- Soprano saxophone in B♭(Super Action 80 Series II, Series III)
- Alto saxophone in E♭(Super Action 80 Series II, Series III, Reference)
- Tenor saxophone in B♭(Super Action 80 Series II, Series III, Reference)
- Baritone saxophone in E♭(Super Action 80 Series II)
- Bass saxophone in B♭(Super Action 80 Series II)
Note that the Selmer Paris saxophones are not manufactured by Conn_Selmer.
[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.
