For the Conn-O-Scenti
May 08, 2021
3 minutes
BY MAC RANDALL
t was the peak of the Roaring Twenties, and a great time to sell saxophones. More than a million of the instruments were already in circulation in the United States, with at least one apiece being used by each of an estimated 60,000 dance bands performing across the country. Understandably not wanting their good fortunes to end, the folks at the C.G. Conn company in Elkhart, Ind., had many ideas for expanding their market. Among the most interesting was an instrument pitched in
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