The "Chief"

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I'm drawing a blank, What was his real name, and when was he playing. Was he an artist for a time for Conn? And when?
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Perhaps you're thinking of John Kuhn, who played for the Sousa band among others (check Wiki, etc.).

There were a very limited number of ornately engraved raincatchers built by Holton in the 1930's with an image of a Native American wearing feathers and surrounded by stars and stripes with the designation "The Chief" clearly appearing on the bell. Don Harry owns one of these; a rather recluse band director in Chicago owns another one.
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Steve Marcus wrote:Perhaps you're thinking of John Kuhn, who played for the Sousa band among others (check Wiki, etc.)
He also had the "Conn-Chief" mouthpiece named for him.
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windshieldbug wrote:He also had the "Conn-Chief" mouthpiece named for him.
...after which the "Stofer Chief" mouthpiece was designed.
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Yes, That's the name, John Kuhn, He also shows up occasionally on the home page postage stamp, correct.
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Yes, That's the name, John Kuhn, He also shows up occasionally on the home page postage stamp, correct.
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Yes, That's the name, John Kuhn, He also shows up occasionally on the home page postage stamp, correct.
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I believe I got that.
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Tundratubast wrote:Yes, That's the name, John Kuhn, He also shows up occasionally on the home page postage stamp, correct.
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