| Re: Can anyone ID my Horn?
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Originally Posted by Toobz  It reminded me of a Conn, so I went looking. The Pan American 58B
has a lot in common with your horn. Take a look. The Conn Loyalist
Conn sold the Pan Am line to many, many outlets. Yours could be a Pan Am stencil with some after market adds. Does the serial number begin with a "P" ?
That pinky ring "C" also reminds me of the type of stylized bracing used on Conn saxes from the mid 60's on.
Then again, it might just be some companies copy. | I would agree on the resemblance, but I just have the feeling that Calvert is of an earlier time than the one on Connloyalist. Some proportions are not quite the same such as the water key placement and the distance between the brace and the end of the leader pipe and the pinky hook. The Calvert also has a fixed ring. It is impossible to unravel many of these horn's parentage, but fun to have everyone look and speculate. 
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