How would the 1974 Conn 6B that I have bought (it should arrive around June 16th) differ from a 1974 Conn Connstellation 38B?
I already know this much from Conn Loyalist:
"...Also, the 38A Connstellation from 1963 on was only available with a brass bell and not anymore with a Coprion bell. So during this period the Connstellation was most likely essentially a nickel plated 6A/6B...
Also, starting in the early 1970's Conn (Abilene) started advertising 6B Victors with brass leadpipes. Since the 6B and the 38B use the same leadpipe, I surmise that the 38B's also had a brass leadpipe..."
- quoted from Conn Loyalist at
The Conn Loyalist
I already know that the 1970's 38B differed from the earlier 38B,
and I already know that the the 1970's Conn 6B differed from the earlier 6B (mine appears to be all silver-plated, but it might be nickel).
So, how would the 1974 Conn 6B that I have bought differ from a 1974 Conn Connstellation 38B in terms of tone, valve action, air resistance, heaviness, etc.?
Since the Conn 6B and the Conn 38B were apparently the only 2 top-end trumpets still being made by Conn in the 1970's, and both had 5-1/8" bells, would Conn have attempted to save money by using identical bell, valves, leadpipe, etc. on both?
Is the Connstellation's nickel-plate and 1st slide trigger the only difference?
- Morris