Klarinet Archive - Posting 001159.txt from 1999/05

From: Jack Kissinger <kissingerjn@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: [kl] clarinet choice? DON'T BUY A NEW ONE!
Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 09:45:58 -0400

Sfdr@-----.com wrote:

> I would suggest an instrument with a serial
> number of 100,000 or lower which was made before 1972 I believe. Try to find
> a clarinet with a Flat spring under the C#-G# key or left hand little finger
> key. Clarinets of this era were made of better wood than the instruments
> being made today.

In a discussion of vintage instruments at the website for his stores, Bob
Ackerman mentions that R13s with serial numbers from 70000 to 100000 (made
between 1962 and 1968, according to the serial number list on Sneezy) are often
sought after. Would you agree with his lower limit? Do you know if there were
any specific changes in design or manufacturing techiques around these dates to
explain why this particular period is associated with especially good
instruments? Finally, IYO, are E13s from this period also likely to be
particularly desirable?

Best regards,
Jack Kissinger
St. Louis

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