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RE: Pan American CLarinet

Author: lande
Date: 2001-02-24 02:57

I agree with most everything Dee says. However, I thought that Pan American was sort of a separate company in the middle 1920s. It might have been a joint venture between Conn and someone else. Not sure. I will have to look for the web site. Anyway, there were some metal clarinets sold in the 1920s which were marked Pan American, but not Conn, which had adjustible barrels and which, in many respects, looked like the top of the line metal clarinets subsequently sold under the Conn name. Of course, the one pan american metal clarinet I bought looks to be a student model. But I think the earliest Pan American metals were at least one step up.

I have one of the laminated Conns. It is very pretty but they keywork looks second rate. Years ago I restored a Conn that was grenadilla. The wood was flawless but again, the keywork looked sub par. I wouldn't want to have to bend a key. Since Conn had some other student lines at various times, it is possible that the Pan Americnan was an intermediate at some point.

If your's plays great, then enjoy it. Treat it gently. Don't expect to sell it for much. Keep in mind that even the top wooden clarinets from the 1930s can be had for a few hundred dollars

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