The Conn F Mezzo Soprano, model 24M and the Conn-O-Sax F alto, model 22M. Fewer than 100 Conn-O-Saxes are in existence, and they are eagerly sought by collectors. The instrument had a key range from low A to high G. The instrument, which combined a saxophone bore and keys with a bell shaped similar to that of a heckelphone, was intended to imitate the timbre of the English horn and was produced only in 19. The Conn-O-Sax is a straight-conical bore instrument in F (one step above the E♭ alto) with a slightly curved neck and spherical bell. Today, they are available for the price of a luxury car! Don’t take my word for how sweet this instrument sounds, listen to it here on this track featuring the Conn-o-sax on Sidney Bechet’s beautiful composition Si Tu Vois Ma Mere. I had the chance to buy it but the price even back then gave one pause. In mint condition, it features a beautiful silver plate with gold. We feature this lovely and pristine sax on many of our social media sites. It was the sweetest sounding sax I’ve ever played, speaking clearly from the top to the bottom of the range of the instrument. A couple of years ago I got to play a Conn-o-sax.
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