Klarinet Archive - Posting 001243.txt from 1998/07

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Bass clarinet inquiry
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 23:24:58 -0400

At 12:17 PM 7/28/98 -0500, Jack Kissinger wrote:
>Craig Romanec u wrote:
>>
>> I'm writing behalf on a friend of mine who has just purchased a
>> used bass clarinet. The manufacturer is labeled as Coudet. Has anybody
>> every heard of this manufacturer? Any information concerning their
>> product would be appreciated. Thank you.
>>
>
>
>Coudet may actually be a model name rather than the manufacturer. There
>is currently a Coudet clarinet listed for sale on the eBay auction.
>According to its description, it was manufactured by Martin Freres
>(Martin Brothers) in France. I believe Martin Freres was one of the
>larger French manufacturers earlier in the century, no longer operating
>under that name. I have heard that this company is the same one
>associated with Martin saxophones but I'm not sure of this (the source
>of this comment was not necessarily reliable). If the clarinet is a
>Martin Freres, it is probably a decent intermediate-level instrument.
>
My information (from Sneezy actually) agrees with yours. The Coudet line
was made by Martin Freres. Whether it was a stencil brand or a lower
quality line I do not know.

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