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Conn Pan American Moderne

Author: jim lande
Date: 2015-07-19 08:11

I just saw one of these for sale identified as the Model 584N. It is metal clarinet with an adjustable barrel, separate top and bottom joints, and the bell attached. It looks extremely similar to the Conn Model 524N, which was a pro quality clarinet and my every day horn. The 524N is one of the best metal clarinets made. I restored a Moderne and discovered that the bore size is larger and the chimneys are in slightly different locations. Nothing I could do would make it play well. If it wasn't the worst metal clarinet I have restored, it was close to the worst.

Has anybody seen this one in a catalog? If so, I'd be very interested to see whether the model number in the ad is accurate and to learn what Conn said about the instrument. Conn sold the 524N for $125 in the early 1930s. I'd like to know when they offered the Moderne and what they were selling them for.

Post Edited (2015-07-19 08:46)

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