Holton horns offer an alternative in design that creates a great experience for the young or advanced players. This kruspe model is the top model that holton makes offering a sound like no other with its bronze construction and interchangeable mouthpipe mechanism.
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The model was first produced in 1937; this advertising image from 1956 is linked from the Conn Loyalist website. The Conn 8D was basically an improved upon version of a nickel silver Horner model Kruspe and for many years was one of the best professional level horns you could purchase. There is a brief history of the early production of the Conn 8D by Kendall Betts over in The Conn 8D website, where he notes that the first instruments have serial numbers in the 320,000 series. Betts relates that
However, be careful! Conn made a couple unfortunate decisions and not only moved production of the instruments to Abilene, TX to lower costs but also changed key elements of the design and recycled serial numbers. In the same Conn 8D website we learn from Randy Harrison that 2ff7e9595c
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