Klarinet Archive - Posting 000398.txt from 1995/05

From: Josias Associates <josassoc@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Martin Freres
Date: Fri, 19 May 1995 06:39:11 -0400

What nostalgia! I had almost forgotten that my first wooden
clarinet was a Martin Freres instrument. I don't remember what the
precise inscription on the clarinet was or exactly how the manufacturer
represented itself. But French grammar notwithstanding, the line was
uniformly referred to in the U.S. as Martin Freres clarinets.

I had played on a Pruefer ebonite instrument (with a Chedeville
mouthpiece) from 1946 to about 1949, at which time I bought the Martin
Freres clarinet. I played it for 10 years before I got my first
Buffet.

I have pleasant memories about the instrument. It was an OK clarinet.

Connie

Conrad Josias
La Canada, California