What treasures are lurking in the old Conn mansion?

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What treasures are lurking in the old Conn mansion?

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Hi all,

My son and I dropped in on the C. G. Conn mansion on Strong Avenue in Elkhart a few weeks ago. And while we didn't see any tubas (dang!), we were shown some wonderful Conn treasures.

Here's my blog post on the visit: http://tubapastor.blogspot.com/2021/07/ ... khart.html

Enjoy!
Dave
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Re: What treasures are lurking in the old Conn mansion?

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If any tubas/sousaphones there, they would be covered with heavy black tarnish, and hanging from bailing wire out the carriage house...yes? 😉

kidding aside...
Thanks for the report - and the "nudge". :smilie8:
I'll be up there (and - perhaps - Mrs. bloke) in a month or so...and had no idea that this tour was available.
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Thank you Dave. Very interesting, as is all of your research. I live in SoCal, you should have stopped by.
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bloke wrote: ↑Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:26 pm ...and had no idea that this tour was available.
Well, just to be clear, this wasn't a planned "tour"! It was, ahem, an invasion of privacy that turned into a delightful visit!
Played an F. E. Olds 4-valve BBb in high school (late '70s)
Led the USC Trojan Marching Band tuba section (early '80s)
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on a 1925 Pan American Sousaphone and an 1899 Conn tuba!
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Very cool!
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Very neat! Thanks, as always, for sharing your adventures in research!
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