Then I guess you'd be wow'd to find out i picked it up for about $170.00 about 5 years ago. I'm going to have to print all this out. I'm impressed by your knowledge. I appreciate you taking your time to tell me all this.

By any chance is there a way for me to find out whether its silver or nickle plated? I tried looking up all this info online but the number charts were so confusing. I don't remember reading about the patent date stamp thing you said though, but then again i didn't really read everything my mind was spinning too fast to pick it all up.

Just clean part of the body with a silver cleaner and if the rag turns black its silver plated , if it just goes brownish then thats just the grim and its nickel plated Dave

Thanks. This is my last question I promise. How much is it worth?

Hi KitKat, Most likely your sax is silver plate. Silver was the most common back in those days. There were very few nickel 6M's. You certainly got a bargain at $170! A 6M of that vintage is quite valuable. It is a collector's horn. I've seen many in good condition sell for more than $2000. People ask me how I learned so much about Conn. I guess I was inspired by my uncle, who also has quite a collection of saxophones that are mostly Conn. I've played the same Conn 10M tenor for over 20 years. About 8 years ago, I started collecting musical instruments as a hobby. Not just saxophones, but also guitars and amplifiers, a few Hammond organs and Leslie speakers. I began researching the Conn company after I bought my third Conn saxophone. I did a research paper on Conn for a college class that I was taking. The more I read about the company, the more I wanted to learn. Because I was buying so many old musical instruments in need of repair, I made friends with the tech who was repairing my horns. I've learned a lot from him, and he taught me how to do many of the repairs myself. I started assisting him with repairs in his shop as a hobby. Many customers would bring older horns into the shop needing repairs. Usually they needed to be repadded, and sometimes a complete overhaul. Still they were nice horns and well worth putting the money into. If the customer didn't want to spend the money for repairs, we would offer to buy their horn. Depending on the horn, we would usually offer anywhere from $50-$100. Actually, most customers were happy to get that much out of them. They had already decided that they didn't want to put that much money into their horn, and were probably just going to put it out for the garbage when they got home! Many would even come back with other instruments they found at home and wanted to sell. It was a great opportunity for me to build up my collection. It also gave me the opportunity to try many different saxophones. I've learned a lot through Saxquest also. Many people have asked questions about horns that I could not answer, but thanks to cable internet, google, and my own curiosity, I was able to find the answers. I welcome all questions, so feel free to ask as many as you like! Jim

I knew i was gettin real deal when i got it. I think I spent another $100 on it to have it cleaned and repadded/corked and i think they made a few other minor adjustments. Unfurtunately I'm not a sax player. I actually played trombone for seven years (my 10 yr. old brother now plays it) through elementary and high school and i've always been interested in musical instruments. I tried to learn to play clarinet in high school unfurtunately it was an afterschool program and ended up getting cancelled so i only learned a whole 3 fingerings (which i can't remember now) and i also started to take piano class my senior year but that was cut short also because i had to have my class schedule changed and alas piano wasn't available during my new free class period. However i can read both treble and bass cleff sheet music. I doubt it would be that diffucult to learn to play this wonderful instrument but at this point in time I'm young and have many demands on my time. I plan to get back into music eventually. My boyfriend of 4 years is big into music too. However he's more into the digital side of things. He aspires to big a big name producer/engineer (depending on where life takes him) in the hip-hop/R&b genres. So in our own ways we both appreciate the hard work and creativity that makes good music. I know most people say life doesn't slow down as you get older but I plan to make it when i finally get to where i want to be so i can finally take the time to enjoy the things that inspire me and mean the most to me. Thanks sooo much for all the information you've given me it's been really helpful.

"Just clean part of the body with a silver cleaner and if the rag turns black its silver plated , if it just goes brownish then thats just the grim and its nickel plated Dave" that, and silver will be VERY WHITE, where as anything else will look darker/purple. 6m's are awesome horns! and that's a awesome price!

Life's too short to wait to do things you enjoy. Use the saxophone as your recreation, and you can enjoy it now.