The Greenleaf Gallery

This is one of two mint condition Buescher “Top Hat & Cane” saxophones in the collection. The Buescher 400 saxophones were the top-of-the-line models offered by the company until its eventual disassembly. Highly engraved, with unique keywork, playing flawlessly on original pads and springs.  

Early C-Tenor saxophone, with nickel plating. One of a matching set in the collection. This tenor, like its counterpart, is likely designed as a C instrument; with slightly shorter build. This saxophone is nickel-plated, with hand engraving, metal rollers, left-hand bell keys, and metal key cups.

This unique pre-production specimen from the initial C.G. Conn 1913 patent has a brass body featuring a non-spherical end and mismatched keywork mechanisms. 

This Buffet-Crampon produced alto was an early take on ‘student model’ designs, holding on to older (18th century) keywork patterns while offering musicians a selection of instruments in different price ranges. Keyed from Low B to High F, this alto has a lacquered finish. 

New Wonder model, silver plate. This is the largest saxophone in the collection.

Allen Loomis was a chief engineer in the Conn Research & Development department, working on (and filing) numerous patents, prototype ideas, and mechanical approaches to the instruments made by the company. This particular saxophone was a former Conn alto, re-engineered by Loomis with different tone-hole placements, key actuating components, and an oversized silver thumb ring. Etched into the front of the bell are the various patent numbers represented by the specimen. This model stayed in the Conn Museum as a reminder of what is possible when creating instruments. 

1920s production, with standard engraving, silver plate. 

This unlacquered 6M is a a visitor’s favorite and is a good condition example of mid-century 6M altos, known to have some of the quickest key-action on saxophones of all time. With patented spatula keys, and alternate G-sharp mechanisms, the Conn 6M is an American Saxophone staple. 

This instrument, alongside modern tenor saxophone GL208, is the final production model from the Elkhart, IN, factory. This E-flat alto saxophone has the brass body and nickel keys known from the era, as well as the later Conn engraving.

This later early-model alto represents a congruency in instrument production, sharing many of the same design elements as GL 198, Conn #337.

Baritone with fixed (rigid) neck, dual (manual) octave mechanisms, keyed from High E to low B flat. Early design with left-hand bell keys.

The second silver-plated instrument in the collection, this saxophone features rare silver plate and a large gold bell. As part of the former Conn Museum of Musical Instruments, this alto received curious restorative repair work, including 6M keys on the left-hand B, and the lower C-sharp. 

The second silver-plated instrument in the collection, this saxophone features rare silver plate and a large gold bell. As part of the former Conn Museum of Musical Instruments, this alto received curious restorative repair work, including 6M keys on the left-hand B, and the lower C-sharp.