My first horn was, and still is, a Conn 6H from 1975. Love it and still trying to get the best out of the trombone. The tone is mellow and warm and the tone is great throughout the range as I am hearing you play it in real time. Thanks for showing off this great model of trombone. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦!!
My first horn was also a 6H. It belonged to a classmate of my older sister…he got kicked out of band for drinking beer on a band bus. This was 1968. It probably was a mid-60s model. I had a lesson with Bill Watrous when I was 19. He told me to get a Bach 12 or a 16M. Of course I did. Played that 12 for 30 years. Returned to the 6H because I simply couldn’t get enough volume on the Bach on loud salsa gigs! Never looked back.
I have a 1950 Elkhart that I used in college and still playing it. I have another 6h that has a nice warm sound too. It's not an Elkhart but still a great horn. You sound great on yours! I wish you many happy years with it.
Just picked up a 6h for 100 bucks. Drove 3hrs for it but couldn't beat it for the price. Needs some dent and tuning slide repair, a sonic bath, and slide replating but once again for 100 bucks can't beat it. I believe Bill Watraus also proffered the 6h
I bought a Conn 6H in 1968 and loved it. The chrome plating started flaking off the inner slide within a month. I brought it back to the dealer, and they replaced it with a second 6H, which again played beautifully but started shedding chrome in a few weeks. At that point I gave up and bought a King 2B silversonic, which I still own and play. About 2000 I met a Conn factory rep at the NAMM show in LA who had been around in 1968 and asked him what had gone wrong. He said that because of the Vietnam war, Conn could not get brass tubes to make inside slides - the brass tubes were prioritized to make ammunition. So they tried molding a brass sheet into a tube and then welding it, but the chrome plating would not stick to the weld. He did not know how long the experiment lasted, but I would imagine not for long.
I played trombone all throughout middle school, and then covid hit my freshman year, where i took up bari sax. I had a real nice yamaha f trigger trombone, BUT NOW i just bought a vintage conn and after seeing this vid i am so excited to get it and to get back into trombone
A friend of mine had a Elkhart Conn 6H. He played it on all the James Bond movies for John Barry, in fact he was John Barry’s first call trombone player. Unfortunately he died a few years ago, but his widow asked me to sell off his collection and said I would like you to have one of his trombones. I picked the 6H it’s fantastic. The trombone players name was Maurice Pratt one of the UKs great players.
I think Bruce Fowler played a 6H with Zappa, probably still does...Great horn...I played one for a long while and had to sell it ..nice to hear...it's a great small group horn, needed a brighter horn...went with a Holton 65...laser bone...
A good 6h is very very hard to beat , love the color and playability , I believe you didn’t mention Carl Fontona but he played one for a while pre Williams and pre other stuff I believe
@@PaulTheTrombonist I agree with many who say it doesn’t blend well, for those occasions I like my Olds Super, it’s just a bit front heavy, but blends Well.
I believe that I read in some article that Jimmy Pankow played a Conn 6H probably the first two albums. Then he switched to a King 2B and eventually a King 3B. Now I think he has a Yamaha.
Two questions here: 1) Have you ever come across or played a vintage Conn with a Coprion bell? Mine is a 1957 Director 12H, which was sold as a student trombone for my older brother. He didn't last long with it, and my parents had an unused trombone so that was 'my choice' too! I started at 4th grade in 1965, but I'm still playing (and loving it) at 65 years old. I've read that the alloy of the copper/brass bell makes for a mellower sound. I'm not good at judging that. 2) The slide needs some work so I'm thinking about sending it to The Slide Doctor? I came across him with some other trombone sites online. Anyone have experience with that service?
I love my 1965 6H. Found it in a junk shop for $98. A couple of years ago I got a Holton model 67 "Stratodyne" with an F attachment. I call it "The Unicorn" because I've never seen a horn like it with an F attachment. Have you played one of these before?
Great sound. I bought a new Conn 5H in 1977, but unfortunately the slide was dammaged some 10 years ago. Then I bought a new Bach 8, but still not satisfied with this horn. I really miss the Conn-sound 😥
You sounded great. I loved those Ravel like glissandos towards the end, You left out Carl Fontana. I know he played whatever he could get, Bachs and Kings too but a lot of his work is on a 6H. How about demoing a Conn 74H. I am a big fan of this model. Its like a hybrid cross between a 78H and an 8H. Post Elkhart, but worth crossing the line for.
Dang it Paul! A couple years ago I told my wife I wanted to get back into playing and got a nice used Eastman 829G. I told her I was just going to do it for fun and that was all I needed. Now between me and my son who just started playing I have my 6th horn on order (a new custom Shires). Now I want a Conn! I don't think she likes you very much...
Love it! Sorry, I haven’t been keeping up with your videos in quite some time. I have a Yamaha trombone but haven’t touched it in a while. I have an Issue with a small apartment with paper thin walls. The neighbors would not like me.
Paul, that is a very nice sounding trombone indeed and it looks great too. What a find! It definately sounds different to other horns you play, a different kind of mellow but for sure as good. I do not know about it's lowest register because you only touched it slightly today but it was not designed for mud moving. It is certainly singing by the time it reached the stave and above. As for another horn to play ... mmm a vintage 3B to do the direct comparison would be really interesting. Anyways thank you for your channel and super entertaining output. Cheers.
I'd like to hear you play a Yamaha 691. JJ used that in his later years, and his tone is definitely different. I really like Tangence and the two Vanguard recordings.
Hi Paul, that 6H is a great find. I had a 70's 6H that I paired will a 1961 lightweight slide from a Conn Constellation. This was what many professional trombonists of the 50's and 60's did. It really made the horn sing! It was a great combo of the mellow 6H gold brass bell and the zippy lightweight slide of the Connstellation. My suggestions of tenor trombones that you should explore(as I own excellent examples of all of these), would be the following...Martin committee(I have a1947 model - the trombone that Mr. Lawler based his custom trombones on - a Selmer Bolero, and marvelous some older Reynolds small and large bore Contempora's. Let me know. I have excellent examples of all of them. Kevin McAlley
@@PaulTheTrombonist Paul, the backstory is back when Ebay was fairly inexpensive and with some cash in my pocket I decided to go on a small bore trombones journey to find out how the small bore trombones of the past great players compared with my new 1993 King 100th anniversary Silver Sonic trombone. I became a series collector. Meaning, I collected series. I sourced the King B series. My King Tempo - aka 1B, 2B, 3B, 4B and 5b. Conn 2H, 4H, 6H, and 8H. Also I did the Connstellation series...28H, 38H, and 48H. These and many other brands - Holton, Selmer Olds and the like opened my eyes to what our former greats played. I wish I could give you a playing tour of what I have in my house!!! Kevin McAlley 302.743.8855 ksmcalley@comcast.net
@@PaulTheTrombonist I have not had any early King 2B or 3B models. I started out on a nickel bell Tempo. I have purchased 2B's, but neither of them played well for me. My 100th anniversary 3B has been regular go to bone.. Even though I have been recovering from surgery replacing my right cheek..my goto gigging bone is a Reynolds Contempora 1952 bell coupled with a Renolds 1961 Aregenta Nicole silver slide. I wish you would come by to the east coast, Philly etc. I would love to give you a tour of my basement and see all of my 50+ bones. Kevin McAlley
Cool! You sound better on the 6H than you do on the others for sure. The tone is way more warm and not as bright. I have two 6H's myself. Paul, try a 16M
Hey Paul. Love your content. I am a lover and owner of both the 3B and 6H and cannot decide which one I like better. I do tend to like the 3B for big band and latin gigs. I have a quick question that I have not been able to get answered anywhere. My 6H has a weird serial number that I have not been able to reference anywhere(Z 94***) Could you point me in the right direction? Would love to know what era it is from so I can find the correct counter weight for the horn.
Paul, be VERY careful about any "giveaways", lest you become the next Nick at The Linux Experiment. Its called RU-vid Fake Engagement and it can result in termination of your channel.
