CONN WORCESTER ALTO SAxOPHONE. Ca. 1890. Brass. 2 necks as shown. Early lyre. Original case missing handle. Several pads are loose and are included. All keys appear to be present, and appear to be in good condition. Body in fairly good shape with two small superficial dents as shown and several very small dings. No holes, cracks or corrosion. No serial number found.

C.G. Conn started producing musical instruments with Dupont in 1876. He became sole proprietor in 1879. In 1887, Conn bought the musical instrument factory started by Isaac Fiske in Worcester, Mass. and continued to produce instruments, such as this one, at that factory until 1898 and inscribed them: "Elkhart, Ind. and Worcester, Mass." In 1888, the Conn Company built the first saxophone in the United States, the foreman, BUESCHER, collaborating with the French virtuoso, E.A. LEFEBRE. (According to Langwill).

These have all become very collectible horns and increasingly difficult to find. Likely to appreciate in the future and well worth restoring.