Klarinet Archive - Posting 000392.txt from 1997/05

From: SDM@-----. Morrow)
Subj: Re: LaMonte Clarinet
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 16:08:46 -0400

> Mine is stamped "La Monte made by Martin Freres" the serial number
>is S 20833. It was one that my Grandfather picked up at either a yard sale or
>auction. (etc.)
> As long as people are checking for old clarinet makers I have a couple
>more
>requests. The clarinet I started on is wooden marked:
> Jean Martin
> Paris
> M
> B
> Low Pitch
> Made in France
>
>The top two lines have a circle around them and above this is a triangular
>figure made of three overlapped "boomerangs." The serial number is 2014.

Anne,

Could Jean Martin be one of the "Martin Freres" who made your
grandfather's clarinet? Or, if it's older, perhaps the "parent" company?

-Scott

Scott D. Morrow
Department of Biochemistry
School of Hygiene and Public Health
Johns Hopkins University
(410) 955-3631

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