Continental Clarion

[JetMech]

Visited my folks for the holidays and got some play time in on the horn I learned to play on. A Continental Clarion, from sometime in the early 20th century. My grandfather had received it as payment rendered for legal services. This was the reason I played trombone....we had one. Who knew it would end up being one of the loves of my life. Pictures for your viewing pleasure.

-Lane

[Crazy4Tbone86]

Has many design features that are similar to the Pan-American trombones that were produced by Conn for many years. Very cool that an old piece of metal can lead to so much inspiration.

[JohnL]

FWIW, there's an entry over on horn-u-copia.net that says:

Continental Music Company imported instruments before the brass line became Pan American stencils in the mid 1930s.

Looks much more like a Conn product than in import.

[JetMech]

Very cool, appreciate the info. If it helps, the inners aren't plated, I can't remember when that became standard but if memory serves it was much later.