Klarinet Archive - Posting 000945.txt from 1998/11

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] Rosehill Clarinet?
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 07:05:35 -0500

Rosehill Instruments is a well-known shop in Beaconsfield, Bucks. - if
it's
still there. I think there is or was a branch in High Wycombe, too. No
doubt, at some period they bought in instruments from some obscure source
- possibly big-name rejects? - put their own name on them.
Roger Shilcock

On Mon, 23 Nov 1998, Michael Cogswell wrote:

> Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 12:43:45 -0500
> From: Michael Cogswell <Michael_Cogswell@-----.com>
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> To: "'klarinet@-----.org>
> Subject: [kl] Rosehill Clarinet?
>
> My daughter's boyfriend has a clarinet he is interesting in selling that I
> would like information on.
>
> It is a wooden clarinet with the markings "Rosehill" and "Foreign" in two
> lines on the bell. Both joints are marked "602957" adjacent to their common
> joint. The barrel is unmarked. The mouthpiece is a replacement Vandoren.
> The case is a very nice leather covered case with a red plush lining and
> space for an extra barrel and mouthpiece. The case has a stick-on label
> with "Rosehill Instruments", "The Old House, London End" and "Beaconsfield
> Tel 71717" in three lines.
>
> Is anyone out there familiar with these clarinets? Are they student,
> intermediate or professional? What is their approximate value in good
> condition?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Mike Cogswell
>
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