Klarinet Archive - Posting 000224.txt from 2004/01

From: Erik Tkal <bbtkal@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Identifying age of Buffet Clarinet
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 12:42:27 -0500

At 09:27 AM 1/8/2004 -0800, Sue wrote:
>Erik,
>I was just thinking (for a change)....I have a clarinet like that, too.
>I thought there was no serial number at first but it turns out
>there was....it was a lot smaller than I expected, and very faint
>but I DID find it at the bottom of the lower joint. Mine was
>made in 1911.
>Sue

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Heh heh, I thought I smelled smoke... :-P

But ooooh, sure enough, there it is! 883N1, placing it from 1921. Thank you!

Interestingly, the 3 is double struck, they put it upside down on the first try, then it's partially overlaid the correct way.

Erik

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