Klarinet Archive - Posting 000757.txt from 1998/08

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] Fw: Buffet E13
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 10:08:26 -0400

Maybe the pin is a specifically French idea
Roger S.

On Tue, 25 Aug 1998, Jack Kissinger wrote:

> Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 12:32:18 -0500
> From: Jack Kissinger <kissingerjn@-----.EDU>
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] Fw: Buffet E13
>
> I have an Albert system Lafayette C clarinet which I believe dates from somewhere
> between 1900 - 1912 which uses the pin/hole linkage on the left hand E/B lever.
> While the linkage is more straightforward than that on a Boehm system, the principal
> is the same. I don't know when this approach became commonplace on Boehm
> instruments but clarinet makers certainly knew about it. I wonder if, in fact, it
> didn't precede the (presumably) cheaper approach now found on many student models.
> BTW, I eliminated the "play" in the linkage by wrapping the pin carefully with
> teflon tape. So far it has held up (but it gets relatively light use).
>
> I also have (what I believe to be) a very early (Buffet) Evette & Schaeffer clarinet
> which uses this linkage. (The serial number is Axxxx. I have never been able to
> find a list of dates and serial numbers (and label changes) for Buffet's
> "intermediate" clarinets though so I don't know how old it is. Both the instrument
> and its case, however, suggest 1930's or 40's. Is there any chance you could
> provide a date list to Sneezy, Francois? I know that I, for one, would be most
> grateful.)
>
> Best regards,
> Jack Kissinger
> St. Louis
>
>
> Roger Shilcock wrote:
>
> > Maybe we need a survey on this. I never saw a clarinet which I remember to
> > be like this till I saw a R13. I'm pretty sure the old Boosey instruments
> > didn't have this feature. Personally, I haven't seen enough different
> > clarinets to be certain about dates, models, and so on.
> > Roger S.
> >
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