Klarinet Archive - Posting 000490.txt from 1995/12

From: tom.spence@-----.COM
Subj: Re: Strasser clarinet
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 1995 10:07:46 -0500

Donald Oehler <dloehler@-----.EDU> Wrote:
|
| Strasser Mariguax, I think, and SML is now owned by King
| Mus. Inst. Co.
| Started in 1937 in Paris and make good clarinets.
| Marigaux was with
| Buffet. Does it play well and where is the pitch, i.e.
| high?
| Don Oehler
|
|
| On Mon, 18 Dec 1995 tom.spence@-----.COM wrote:
|
| > I have a wood clarinet marked Strasser and SML, made in
| Paris. Have
| > not seen any reference to the Strasser name. Anyone
| know anything
| > about them?
| >
|
Right now it's in sick bay. Has had a hard life, couple of cracks,
missing middle tenon ring, generally very scungy. I bought it at an
antique store as a restoration project. I've taken it apart, cleaned
the wood and buffed the metal. Next steps are pads and cork. The
more I learn about the horn, the more I will take care. Thanks for
the info.