Posted by con artist on June 04, 2003 at 22:29:11:
In Reply to: Re: Re: which Conn Sousa is this? posted by Dan Schultz on June 04, 2003 at 22:20:43:
The "47" may have been the last two digits of the serial # - to match the bell with the body after the instrument parts came out of the finishing room at the factory.
If the serial number of the instrument does not end in a 47, perhaps the bell originally was matched with another instrument...
...or perhaps I'm wrong.