C.G. Conn 88HO Symphony (Open Wrap)

About the C.G. Conn 88HO Symphony (Open Wrap)

The 88H design dates back generations as one of the defining American orchestral trombone platforms, and the 88HO applies the same open-wrap principle used across the industry's professional F-attachment trombones - a looser tubing path that reduces resistance when the rotor is engaged, giving a more open blowing feel during extended low-register or F-attachment passages.

Conn's 88H family has long stood alongside Bach's Stradivarius 42 series as one of the two dominant reference designs for American orchestral tenor trombone, meaning the 88HO gives a player access to a genuinely different but equally respected tonal tradition rather than a lesser alternative to the Bach standard.

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Sound character of the C.G. Conn 88HO Symphony (Open Wrap)

Part of the historic Conn 88H family, the 88HO pairs a yellow brass bell with an open-wrap F attachment that reduces backpressure in the low register and F-side; Conn's 88H lineage is traditionally voiced broader and darker than Bach's brighter reference tone, giving orchestral players an alternative core sound with a fuller, rounder low end.

Technical data for the C.G. Conn 88HO Symphony (Open Wrap)

The history of the C.G. Conn 88HO Symphony (Open Wrap)

Conn's 88H line has stood as one of the defining American orchestral trombone designs for generations, with the 88HO offering its open-wrap F-attachment variant.