Conn-Selmer, Inc. is a manufacturer and
distributorA distributor is a device in the ignition system of an internal combustion engine that routes high voltage from the ignition coil to the spark plugs in the correct firing order. The first reliable battery operated ignition was developed by Dayton Engineering Laboratories Co. and introduced in the...
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concert bandA concert band, also called wind band, symphonic band, symphonic winds, wind orchestra, wind symphony, wind ensemble, or symphonic wind ensemble, is a performing ensemble consisting of several members of the woodwind instrument family, brass instrument family and percussion instrument family...
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marching bandA marching band is, in the broadest terms, a group of performers that consist of instrumental musicians and sometimes dance teams / color guard who generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds,...
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orchestraAn orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, usually fairly large with string, brass, woodwind sections, and possibly a percussion section as well. The term orchestra derives from the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
l instruments. It is a subsidiary of
Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc.Steinway & Sons, also known as Steinway, is an American and German manufacturer of handmade pianos, founded in 1853 in New York City, by German immigrant Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg . The company's growth led to the opening of a factory and employee village in what is now Astoria, Queens, followed...
and was formed after Steinway bought musical instrument manufacturers
The Selmer CompanyThe Selmer Company was a manufacturer of musical instruments started in Paris, France in the early 1900s. Selmer was known for its high-quality woodwind instruments, especially saxophones and clarinets...
and C.G. Conn. The employees at their
Vincent BachThe Vincent Bach Corporation was an American manufacturer of brass musical instruments.The company was founded in 1918 by the trumpeter Vincent Bach, first making mouthpieces and then in 1924 its first trumpet...
facility in
Elkhart, IndianaElkhart is a city in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. The city is located east of South Bend, east of Chicago, and north of Indianapolis...
represented by
United Auto WorkersThe International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, better known as the United Auto Workers , is a labor union which represents workers in the United States and Puerto Rico...
Local 364, struck on 1 April, 2006, and remain on strike (a period of over three years). Despite the strike, production has continued without serious interruption.
Conn-Selmer is the largest manufacturer of band and orchestral instruments in the United States.
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Conn-Selmer, Inc. is a manufacturer and
distributorA distributor is a device in the ignition system of an internal combustion engine that routes high voltage from the ignition coil to the spark plugs in the correct firing order. The first reliable battery operated ignition was developed by Dayton Engineering Laboratories Co. and introduced in the...
of
concert bandA concert band, also called wind band, symphonic band, symphonic winds, wind orchestra, wind symphony, wind ensemble, or symphonic wind ensemble, is a performing ensemble consisting of several members of the woodwind instrument family, brass instrument family and percussion instrument family...
,
marching bandA marching band is, in the broadest terms, a group of performers that consist of instrumental musicians and sometimes dance teams / color guard who generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds,...
, and
orchestraAn orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, usually fairly large with string, brass, woodwind sections, and possibly a percussion section as well. The term orchestra derives from the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
l instruments. It is a subsidiary of
Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc.Steinway & Sons, also known as Steinway, is an American and German manufacturer of handmade pianos, founded in 1853 in New York City, by German immigrant Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg . The company's growth led to the opening of a factory and employee village in what is now Astoria, Queens, followed...
and was formed after Steinway bought musical instrument manufacturers
The Selmer CompanyThe Selmer Company was a manufacturer of musical instruments started in Paris, France in the early 1900s. Selmer was known for its high-quality woodwind instruments, especially saxophones and clarinets...
and C.G. Conn. The employees at their
Vincent BachThe Vincent Bach Corporation was an American manufacturer of brass musical instruments.The company was founded in 1918 by the trumpeter Vincent Bach, first making mouthpieces and then in 1924 its first trumpet...
facility in
Elkhart, IndianaElkhart is a city in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. The city is located east of South Bend, east of Chicago, and north of Indianapolis...
represented by
United Auto WorkersThe International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, better known as the United Auto Workers , is a labor union which represents workers in the United States and Puerto Rico...
Local 364, struck on 1 April, 2006, and remain on strike (a period of over three years). Despite the strike, production has continued without serious interruption.
Conn-Selmer is the largest manufacturer of band and orchestral instruments in the United States. It manufactures instruments in ten facilities:
- Elkhart, Indiana
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- Cleveland
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, OhioOhio is a Midwestern state of the United States. The thirty-fourth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the seventh-most populous with nearly 11.5 million residents...
- Monroe, North Carolina
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- LaGrange, Illinois
- Kenosha
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and ElkhornElkhorn is a city in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 7,305 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Walworth County.-Geography:Elkhorn is located at ....
, WisconsinWisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. states. Located in the north-central United States, Wisconsin is considered part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the...
- at G. Leblanc Cie in La Couture-Boussey
La Couture-Boussey is a commune in the Eure department in northern France....
, FranceFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
- Paris
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, FranceFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
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Brands
The company produces instruments under the following brand names:
- Armstrong (clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet...
s, fluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind group. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
s, piccoloThe piccolo is a half-size flute, and a member of the woodwind family of musical instruments. The piccolo has the same fingerings as its larger sibling, the flute, but the sound it produces is an octave higher than written...
s)
- Artley (bassoon
The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family that typically plays music written in the bass and tenor registers, and occasionally higher. Appearing in its modern form in the 1800s, the bassoon figures prominently in orchestral, concert band, and chamber music literature...
s, clarinets, oboeThe oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. In English, prior to 1770, the instrument was called "hautbois", "hoboy", or "French hoboy". The spelling "oboe" was adopted into English ca...
s)
- Benge
Elden Eugene Benge, born July 12, 1904 in Winterset, Iowa, was the principal trumpet of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra from 1928-1933; he held the same position in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1933-1939. After moving to Chicago he began to experiment with designing his own trumpet, taking...
(brass instrumentA brass instrument is a musical instrument whose sound is produced by sympathetic vibration of air in a tubular resonator in sympathy with the vibration of the player's lips...
s)
- C.G. Conn (brass instruments, formerly woodwinds)
- Emerson (flutes)
The Selmer Company was a manufacturer of musical instruments started in Paris, France in the early 1900s. Selmer was known for its high-quality woodwind instruments, especially saxophones and clarinets...
- King (brass instruments)
- Glaesel (violin
The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings usually tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest and highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which also includes the viola and cello....
s, violaThe viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.The casual observer may mistake the viola for the violin because of their similarity in size, closeness in pitch range , and nearly identical playing position...
s, celloThe cello is a bowed string instrument. The word derives from the Italian violoncello. A person who plays a cello is called a cellist. The cello is used as a solo instrument, in chamber music, and as a member of the string section of an orchestra...
s, bassThe double bass, also called the upright bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra. The name, "double bass," derives from the early use of the instrument to double—an octave lower where possible—the bass part written...
es)
- Leblanc
Leblanc, Inc. is a musical instrument manufacturer based in Kenosha, Wisconsin.The company was purchased on 1 August 2004 by Steinway Musical Instrument Company, which now operates Leblanc as a division of its Conn-Selmer subsidiary.Leblanc inc...
(clarinets, saxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bored transposing musical instrument considered a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and are played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax in 1841...
s, flutes, brass instruments)
- Holton
Holton is a division of Leblanc, Incorporated , and is Leblanc's trumpet, trombone, horn, and euphonium line. Holton was founded in 1896 by Frank Holton, a first trombonist under John Phillip Sousa, and was purchased by Leblanc in 1964. Holton produces horns under the labels of Holton, Farkas,...
- Martin
The Martin Band Instrument Company was a musical instrument manufacturer in Elkhart, Indiana.-John Henry Martin and the first Martin company:This company was actually the reappearance of a previous company. John Henry Martin The Martin Band Instrument Company was a musical instrument manufacturer...
- Noblet
- Vito
- Yanagisawa
Yanagisawa Wind Instruments is a Japanese woodwind company known for its range of student, intermediate and professional grade saxophones. Along with Yamaha they are one of the leading manufacturers of saxophones in Japan....
(marketer and distributor in USA and Canada)
- Ludwig-Musser
Ludwig-Musser is a drum and percussion instrument manufacturer owned by Conn-Selmer, Inc.-History:The company was formed in 1909 as Ludwig & Ludwig by brothers William F. and Theo Ludwig. The brothers' first product was a bass drum pedal capable of playing faster beats than was typical of products...
(drumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of music instruments, technically classified as a membranophone.. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with parts of a player's body, or with some sort of...
s and percussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound by being hit with an implement, shaken, rubbed, scraped, or by any other action which sets the object into vibration...
s)
- Scherl & Roth (violins, violas, cellos, basses)
- Hermann Beyer
- Otto Bruckner
- Selmer
The Selmer Company was a manufacturer of musical instruments started in Paris, France in the early 1900s. Selmer was known for its high-quality woodwind instruments, especially saxophones and clarinets...
- Vincent Bach
The Vincent Bach Corporation was an American manufacturer of brass musical instruments.The company was founded in 1918 by the trumpeter Vincent Bach, first making mouthpieces and then in 1924 its first trumpet...
(brass instruments)
- Wm. Lewis & Son (violins, violas, cellos, basses)
In addition, the company operates Conn-Selmer Institute, which holds seminars to educate music educators.
Henri Selmer Paris clarinets
- Sopranino clarinet in E♭ (Recital)
- Soprano clarinet in C
- Clarinets in B♭(Odyssée, Arthea, Saint Louis, Recital, Signature, Privilège)
- Clarinets in A (the same types as above)
- Basset horn in F
- Alto clarinet in E♭
- Bass clarinets in B♭(Privilège)
- Contra-alto clarinet in E♭
- Contrabass clarinet in B♭
Note that Selmer Paris clarinets are not manufactured by Conn-Selmer.
Henri Selmer Paris saxophones
- Sopranino saxophone in E♭(Super Action 80 Series II)
- Soprano saxophone in B♭(Super Action 80 Series II, Series III)
- Alto saxophone in E♭(Super Action 80 Series II, Series III, Reference 54)
- Tenor saxophone in B♭(Super Action 80 Series II, Series III, Reference 54 and 36)
- Baritone saxophone in E♭(Super Action 80 Series II, Series III)
- Bass saxophone in B♭(Super Action 80 Series II)
Note that Selmer Paris saxophones are not manufactured by Conn-Selmer.
Selmer USA saxophones
- AS300 - E♭ alto saxophone
- AS230CC - E♭ alto saxophone
- 1244 - B♭ tenor saxophone
- 156A - E♭ Baritone saxophone
- AS220 - E♭ alto saxophone
- TS220 - B♭ tenor saxophone
- CS220 - B ♭ soprano saxophone
- CS220B - B ♭ soprano saxophone
- AS240 Alto Saxophone
- AS250 Alto Saxophone
- TS240 Tenor Saxophone
- TS250 Tenor Saxophone
Selmer USA double reeds
- 101 - oboe
The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. In English, prior to 1770, the instrument was called "hautbois", "hoboy", or "French hoboy". The spelling "oboe" was adopted into English ca...
- 104B - oboe
- 121 - oboe
- 120b - oboe
- 122F - oboe
- 123FB - oboe
- 1492B - oboe
- 1492FB - oboe
- 1292 - oboe
- 132 - bassoon
The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family that typically plays music written in the bass and tenor registers, and occasionally higher. Appearing in its modern form in the 1800s, the bassoon figures prominently in orchestral, concert band, and chamber music literature...
- 1432B - bassoon
Selmer Prelude series
- AS701 - E♭ alto saxophone
- TS701 - B♭ tenor saxophone
- CL701 - B♭ clarinet
- FL701 - flute
- PC701 - piccolo
The piccolo is a half-size flute, and a member of the woodwind family of musical instruments. The piccolo has the same fingerings as its larger sibling, the flute, but the sound it produces is an octave higher than written...
All-American High School Program
The All-American High School Program was established by Conn-Selmer in order to "recognize the most outstanding high school instrumental music programs in America." For a period of six years Conn-Selmer and seven chosen high schools will enjoy a special relationship that rewards excellence and encourages the growth in music and music education. The current seven selected schools include...
- Concord High School (Elkhart, Indiana) - Elkhart, Indiana
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- DeKalb High School (Indiana)
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- Waterloo, IndianaWaterloo is a town in Grant and Smithfield townships, DeKalb County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,200 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Waterloo is located at ....
- Grant High School
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- Grant, MichiganGrant is a city in Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 881 at the 2000 census. The city is on the boundary between Grant Township and Ashland Township, but is politically independent of both.-Geography:...
- Grayson County High School (Kentucky)
Grayson County High School near was established in 1974 after the three high schools throughout Grayson County were consolidated. Grayson County originally had one high school in each major community: Clarkson High School , Leitchfield High School , and Caneyville High School...
- Leitchfield, KentuckyLeitchfield is a city in and the county seat of Grayson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 6,139 at the 2000 census. The city is named for Major David Leitch, who owned the land on which the city was settled.-Geography:...
- Knox Community High School - Knox, Indiana
Knox is a city in Center Township, Starke County, Indiana, United States. The population was 3,721 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Starke County. The city was founded in 1851 and is named after General Henry Knox. Knox was the home of two-time Indiana Governor Henry F...
- Mishawaka High School
Mishawaka High School is a public high school located in Mishawaka, Indiana. The school educates about 1,700 students and is part of the School City of Mishawaka district.- External links :**...
- Mishawaka, IndianaMishawaka is a city on the St. Joseph River and a twin city of South Bend in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States. The population was 46,557 at the 2000 census...
- Penn High School
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- Mishawaka, IndianaMishawaka is a city on the St. Joseph River and a twin city of South Bend in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States. The population was 46,557 at the 2000 census...