Pan American Band Instrument Company
Pan American Band Instrument Company was a musical instrument manufacturer in Elkhart, Indiana. Elkhart has been known as "The Musical Instrument Capital of the World".[1]
History
A Conn 'Pan American' alto saxophone, manufactured circa 1948. This saxophone has a similar body to a Conn 6M and keywork which is reminiscent of a Conn New Wonder Series 1 and 2
The company was founded in 1917 by Carl Dimond Greenleaf, who was president of C.G. Conn, another musical instrument company, He was born in Wauseon, Ohio on July 27, 1876 and died in Elkhart July 10, 1959. Shortly after 1928, the company was absorbed by Conn. In 1937 Conn began using the Pan American trademark on a line of instruments until 1955. The "Cavalier" trademark was also used by Pan American.
References
- Elkhart city directories (available Elkhart Public Library)
- New Grove Music Dictionary ("Conn")
- McMakin, Dean "Musical Instrument Manufacturing in Elkhart, Indiana" (unpublished typescript, 1987, available at Elkhart Public Library)
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