1920 Conn Loomis “Double Resonance” Prototype Alto Saxophone GL-197_A17-02

Written By Zoe Larson
 
 

Title: Alto Saxophone

Maker: C. G. Conn, modified by Allen Loomis

Model: Prototype of “Double Resonance”

Date: 1920

Geography: Elkhart, Indiana and Toledo, Ohio, United States

Material: Brass

Serial Number: 59607

Accession Number: GL-197_A17-02

Provenance: Founding Greenleaf Donation from Conn Museum, 1969

Notes:

  • Conn alto saxophone that was modified by Conn designer Allen Loomis. It was designed as a prototype for Loomis’s “Double Resonance” saxophones (of which only six were made). Perhaps this instrument helped to get Loomis hired at the Conn Company, but that remains unknown.

  • Refinished by Loomis, original engraving removed.

  • One-of-a-kind, historical treasure.

  • Delicate instrument, not a finished production model.

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