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C.G Conn 20j

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 8:47 am
by Igor
Good morning, I wanted to know how many kg (pounds) weighs a Conn 20J?

Re: C.G Conn 20j

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 11:01 am
by matt g
From recollection, about 25 pounds or 11/12kg.

Re: C.G Conn 20j

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 2:24 pm
by gocsick
Mine weights 26 lbs.

If you google you will find a bunch of people quoting the Jacksonville State Marching Southerners website claiming that the 20J weights 52 Lbs and the 24J weighs 60 Lbs. These numbers are just plain wrong, and are basically 2X the actual weight.

Re: C.G Conn 20j

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 4:48 pm
by Igor
matt g wrote: Mon Jul 01, 2024 11:01 am From recollection, about 25 pounds or 11/12kg.

Thank you for helping me.

Re: C.G Conn 20j

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 4:50 pm
by Igor
gocsick wrote: Mon Jul 01, 2024 2:24 pm Mine weights 26 lbs.

If you google you will find a bunch of people quoting the Jacksonville State Marching Southerners website claiming that the 20J weights 52 Lbs and the 24J weighs 60 Lbs. These numbers are just plain wrong, and are basically 2X the actual weight.
Thank you very much, it helped me a lot.

Re: C.G Conn 20j

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 5:57 pm
by GC
A 20J can weigh 52 pounds if you've dropped a couple of 12-packs of beer down it. College kids. My 25J weighed 31 pounds (no brew).

Re: C.G Conn 20j

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 8:11 pm
by Igor
GC wrote: Mon Jul 01, 2024 5:57 pm A 20J can weigh 52 pounds if you've dropped a couple of 12-packs of beer down it. College Kids. My 25J weighed 31 pounds (no brew).
Thank you very much, it helped me a lot.

Re: C.G Conn 20j

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 9:01 pm
by humBell
GC wrote: Mon Jul 01, 2024 5:57 pm A 20J can weigh 52 pounds if you've dropped a couple of 12-packs of beer down it. College kids. My 25J weighed 31 pounds (no brew).
So... doing the math if the 20j is 26lbs and 25j is 31lbs, roughly speaking the 4th valve circuit adds 5 lbs?

And maybe those who get 50lb readings are on... Neptune?

Re: C.G Conn 20j

Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2024 7:11 am
by Igor
humBell wrote: Mon Jul 01, 2024 9:01 pm
GC wrote: Mon Jul 01, 2024 5:57 pm A 20J can weigh 52 pounds if you've dropped a couple of 12-packs of beer down it. College kids. My 25J weighed 31 pounds (no brew).
So... doing the math if the 20j is 26lbs and 25j is 31lbs, roughly speaking the 4th valve circuit adds 5 lbs?

And maybe those who get 50lb readings are on... Neptune?
From what I understand, that's right, 50 pounds is a very high weight, 26 pounds I'm happier with that number.

Re: C.G Conn 20j

Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2024 1:24 pm
by GC
Over the years, Conn changed the weight of the horns. I don't know if they used different alloys or different thicknesses of metal, or whatever. I've put 20J's on scales over the years, and they've varied from 26-29 pounds. I also had a G&W Bayamo on the 25J when I weighed it, so it may have actually been a pound or so lighter.

Or maybe I just had crappy scales . . .

Re: C.G Conn 20j

Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2024 3:36 pm
by Igor
GC wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2024 1:24 pm Over the years, Conn changed the weight of the horns. I don't know if they used different alloys or different thicknesses of metal, or whatever. I've put 20J's on scales over the years, and they've varied from 26-29 pounds. I also had a G&W Bayamo on the 25J when I weighed it, so it may have actually been a pound or so lighter.

Or maybe I just had crappy scales . . .
Thank you very much for your answer, it helped me a lot