| Conn's had many leading edge trumpets and cornets since the late 1800s. In my opinion, they and Selmer Paris the leaders until Bach joined the fray. The Conn Vintage One brings Conn back into contention and Selmer Paris never left, but neglected the USA market for many decades.
I'm not trying to discount contributions from the likes of Martin, Schilke, Benge, Besson, King, Getzen, etc. ALL are great names that have at least one very influential horn to their credit and some had (have) whole series of wonderful trumpets.
Anyway, back to Conn, they've been influential for many decades and it's great to see them back in the hunt again. BTW, the Connstellation and I never hit it off well, BUT I think it's a great horn for many people.
Dave |