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Originally Posted by sean007r  |
Various times since McMillan took over Conn circa 1971, Conn has contracted other companies to make some Conn instruments.
For example, some Conn Directors were made by Yamaha in Japan in the early 1970's.
The current status has some instruments made in France:
"Conn-Selmer manufactures instruments in ten facilities located in Elkhart, Indiana; Cleveland and Eastlake, Ohio; Monroe, North Carolina; LaGrange, Illinois; Kenosha and Elkhorn, Wisconsin. and at G. Leblanc Cie in La Couture-Boussey, France."
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BTW, I occasionally see Holton brass from the 1960's for sale on eBay that is stamped "France", showing that Holton was having another company make some of its instruments back then.