I absolutely loved the tour we took at the Conn-Selmer Factory! Just being able to see all of the different instruments before they’re completely put together was really neat! It was cool to see the different stages of the instruments, the flute in particular and how difficult it is to piece each part together. I really liked seeing the many parts of the flute, from the small keys to the head-joints, and even the engravings they can produce throughout the flute. It really changed my perspective on how instruments are made, and it made me realize all of the hard work that these workers put in to produce instruments for us students to use!
The Conn Selmer Factory was such an amazing place and I can’t believe that Mr. Blickwedehl got the chance to get us in to see it! It really was such an honor. The first part of the tour, my group got to go around the Woodwind part of the factory. There me and my friends go to experience how professionals make that instruments that we know and love! It really made me appreciate how easy it is to blow into my clarinet and make a sound, when it is actually very difficult to make it. I even got the chance to play a new kind of B flat clarinet called the Bliss Clarinet. I found it to be rather amazing and have such great tone quality. After that we headed over to the Brass division of the factory. There we saw how flat sheets of metal were turned into bells, and long metal tubes were bent, cleaned, and polished into the inner workings of instruments we see everyday. It was really cool and I hope to one day be able to come back and have another tour of the factory!!
The tours of both the Conn-Selmer and Bach factories was very interesting and a new, different experience that I have never had before. I had no idea how much work went into making instruments. I was most interested in how the clarinet was made since it is what I have played since fourth grade. I was able to see the extremely complex process, from how they age the wood, make the tone holes, and make the keys themselves. I was able to play both a plastic and a wood Bliss clarinet. The Bliss clarinet has a newer design and I thought it had a great sound. Before the tours, I thought that most parts of instruments were made by machines but I learned that there is actually a lot of manual labor. I am glad that I was able to see how instruments are made and how much time is put into them. It made me realize how much time and manual labor was put into making my own clarinet.
Going to the Conn Selmer Factory was an amazing experience! I have a new found appreciation for the instruments we play and the people who make them. So much time and effort is put into making instruments and it involves so much precision. It was so interesting to see how instruments go from pieces of metal and wood into such beautiful and intricate creations. All of the people who worked there were so friendly. It was nice to be welcomed with so many smiling faces 🙂 I had a great time. I’m so glad that I got to go!! 🙂
this was a great factory. the people there were extremely nice and the ways they were able to shape the metal makes them artisans all their own. i had a great time and i hope i get to visit again soon. even seeing the trumpets being made was almost enough to make this ol’ baritone play trumpet….. almost 😛
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I absolutely loved the tour we took at the Conn-Selmer Factory! Just being able to see all of the different instruments before they’re completely put together was really neat! It was cool to see the different stages of the instruments, the flute in particular and how difficult it is to piece each part together. I really liked seeing the many parts of the flute, from the small keys to the head-joints, and even the engravings they can produce throughout the flute. It really changed my perspective on how instruments are made, and it made me realize all of the hard work that these workers put in to produce instruments for us students to use!
The Conn Selmer Factory was such an amazing place and I can’t believe that Mr. Blickwedehl got the chance to get us in to see it! It really was such an honor. The first part of the tour, my group got to go around the Woodwind part of the factory. There me and my friends go to experience how professionals make that instruments that we know and love! It really made me appreciate how easy it is to blow into my clarinet and make a sound, when it is actually very difficult to make it. I even got the chance to play a new kind of B flat clarinet called the Bliss Clarinet. I found it to be rather amazing and have such great tone quality. After that we headed over to the Brass division of the factory. There we saw how flat sheets of metal were turned into bells, and long metal tubes were bent, cleaned, and polished into the inner workings of instruments we see everyday. It was really cool and I hope to one day be able to come back and have another tour of the factory!!
The tours of both the Conn-Selmer and Bach factories was very interesting and a new, different experience that I have never had before. I had no idea how much work went into making instruments. I was most interested in how the clarinet was made since it is what I have played since fourth grade. I was able to see the extremely complex process, from how they age the wood, make the tone holes, and make the keys themselves. I was able to play both a plastic and a wood Bliss clarinet. The Bliss clarinet has a newer design and I thought it had a great sound. Before the tours, I thought that most parts of instruments were made by machines but I learned that there is actually a lot of manual labor. I am glad that I was able to see how instruments are made and how much time is put into them. It made me realize how much time and manual labor was put into making my own clarinet.
Going to the Conn Selmer Factory was an amazing experience! I have a new found appreciation for the instruments we play and the people who make them. So much time and effort is put into making instruments and it involves so much precision. It was so interesting to see how instruments go from pieces of metal and wood into such beautiful and intricate creations. All of the people who worked there were so friendly. It was nice to be welcomed with so many smiling faces 🙂 I had a great time. I’m so glad that I got to go!! 🙂
this was a great factory. the people there were extremely nice and the ways they were able to shape the metal makes them artisans all their own. i had a great time and i hope i get to visit again soon. even seeing the trumpets being made was almost enough to make this ol’ baritone play trumpet….. almost 😛