Saxophones Can anyone throw some light on this neck that came with my newly acquired vintage Conn tenor?

[Brewer]

Hi I have just acquired a Conn 10M tenor apparently 1963 vintage. It seems it has a replacement neck
I have studied pictures of Conn tenors, but none have this style of neck with the tone hole underneath. Can anyone throw some light on what this neck is please

 

[turf3]

I've been playing Conn saxophones since 1978 and have never felt the location of the strap ring was a problem.

 

[Brewer]

Ok one all so far. (1 - 1]

 

[Brewer]

2 all. (2 - 2)

 

[Brewer]

I had a Conn C Melody, a very nice sax, it had been well set up. I also found the sling ring far too high up the body of the sax and found it didn't hang naturally. I made up an aluminium extension to shift the balance of the sax to where it felt more natural, and, well, balanced.

I've done the same thing
Much better now

I had a Conn C Melody, a very nice sax, it had been well set up. I also found the sling ring far too high up the body of the sax and found it didn't hang naturally. I made up aminium extension to shift the balance of the sax to where it felt more natural, and, well, balanced.

I've done the same. Much better now

 

[Brewer]

I had a Conn C Melody, a very nice sax, it had been well set up. I also found the sling ring far too high up the body of the sax and found it didn't hang naturally. I made up an aluminium extension to shift the balance of the sax to where it felt more natural, and, well, balanced.

I did the same thing.

 

[Dr G]

“Say something once, why say it again?” - David Byrne.

 

[Tuppertn]

I've been popped in the cheek when reaching for the music stand with both hands. You have to remember to keep one hand on the horn is all. It's different, but as with any other ergonomic thing, if you play a 10M all the time you probably don't notice.

Switching from any other horn, a 10M feels weird and not just due to the strap ring. The hand position for the lower stack keys bothers me more than the strap ring location.

 

[Brewer]

“Say something once, why say it again?” - David Byrne.

You're a senior member, I'm a senior person still trying to fathom the technicalities of posting on the internet. I prefer communicating by paper with my Conway Stewart fountain pen c.1940's.

 

[Brewer]

I've been popped in the cheek when reaching for the music stand with both hands. You have to remember to keep one hand on the horn is all. It's different, but as with any other ergonomic thing, if you play a 10M all the time you probably don't notice.

Switching from any other horn, a 10M feels weird and not just due to the strap ring. The hand position for the lower stack keys bothers me more than the strap ring location.

Yes, I find it a bit of a stretch for my L4 (ring finger).

 

[jonf]

I did the same thing.

That is extremely similar to what I did. I doubled up with ali sheet either side of the sling ring for a bit more rigidity. It worked really well.

 

[Dr G]

You're a senior member, I'm a senior person still trying to fathom the technicalities of posting on the internet. I prefer communicating by paper with my Conway Stewart fountain pen c.1940's.

Then you, too, must know and appreciate that David Byrne has a sense of humor about dealing with the world.

If/when you choose, I’d love to see you start a thread about fountain pens and share some images of such classics.

All the best to you and yours, Brewer. May you have a good reed today.