Klarinet Archive - Posting 000241.txt from 2001/08

From: Gary Truesdail <gir@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Ancient Albert
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 02:34:31 -0400

Thanks Edwin,

We have already been able to determine that it was probably made 1895 or
earlier, possibly as early as 1888 but can't pinpoint the date for
serial #1111 any earlier than 1895 as the records for Conn before 1895
went up in flames. We are hoping someone has alternative documentation
regarding what we are looking for.

Gary

"Lacy, Edwin" wrote:
>
> <<<I believe that metal clarinets were made in the early to mid 1800s.>>>
>
> I will have to check some references, but it seems to me that is quite a bit
> too early for metal clarinets. Boehm was doing his experimentation on
> materials for flutes in the 1840's, and Sax patented the saxophone about
> 1846, and both of those would have pre-dated metal clarinets, I think.
> Perhaps this is a typo and it should have read "early to mid 1900s."
>
> I started playing the clarinet in 1949, and a few people were still playing
> them at that time, although even then they were considered relics. I wasn't
> aware of any metal clarinets made after the early years of World War II.
> The military bands owned and used a lot of metal clarinets at that time. (I
> have two which are stamped "U. S. Army.") But, any metal that was available
> from about 1942 on would certainly have been used for armaments and not for
> clarinets, even though I have known some clarinetists whose tone quaility
> would make it possible to use their instruments as weapons! ;-)
>
> Ed Lacy
> EL2@-----.edu
>
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