Klarinet Archive - Posting 001172.txt from 1997/09

From: bill.fogle@-----.com (Fogle, Bill)
Subj: Re: Boosey and Hawkes
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 11:39:49 -0400

How does this fit into the other nomenclature (i.e., "926", "1010")?
--Bill Fogle
Washington, D.C.

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> From: EPOTTER@-----.org
> To: klarinet@-----.us
> Cc: EPOTTER@-----.org
> Subject: Re: Boosey and Hawkes
> Date: Thursday, September 25, 1997 5:52 PM
>
> This comes from memory from my first instrument in about 1960. At that
> time B&H advertised four models which they sold new which went like this.
>
> "77" Student model.
> "Edgeware" Better student model for the richer parent.
> "Emporer" Long term instument for the serious amateur.
> "Imperial" Top of the line.
>
> This was the kind of image that the company projected for each instrument
> and I belive it at least put them in order of "Quality"
>
> I hope this helps.