Klarinet Archive - Posting 000277.txt from 1998/09

From: "Dee Hays" <deerich@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Carl fischer clarinet
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1998 22:20:54 -0400

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From: mpiede@-----.com>
Date: Tuesday, September 08, 1998 7:47 PM
Subject: [kl] Carl fischer clarinet

>I just obtained a old Carl Fischer Boehm clarinet for a very reasonable
price.
>It has the word France on all four sections.
>The thumb rest is similar/seems identical to an old Buffet.
>The quarter turned thumb rest with screws above and below it, which is
routed into the clarinet.
>There is not serial number anywhere on the clarinet.
>The word Buffet is not on the clarinet.
>It has integral undercut tone holes.
>And the wood looks similar to Buffets of the period.
>(unstained/brownish with the grain not being hidden).
>
>I feel it likely the instrument was manufactured by Buffet but
>do not know if it was a student/intermediate line horn, or just a
>Buffet stencil (yes sax speak).
>
>Can anyone give me more information on this horn.
>
>I am starting to repad and recork it. Will let you know what it sounds
like.

Unfortunately, Carl Fischer contracted with a large number of different
companies over the years. I think it would be very difficult to pin down a
manufacturer unless it was included on the horn. For example I have a horn
marked made for Carl Fischer by Pruefer.

Dee Hays
Canton, SD

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