Klarinet Archive - Posting 000495.txt from 2004/01

From: "Vic Brincat" <vbrincat@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] A penny for your clarinet.... & Henri Gunckel clarinet.
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 20:50:31 -0500

It jusr so happens that the clarinet I use the most is a Henry Gunckel. It
is early 20th century probably 1900 to mid 1920s.

I may be able to give you more details..If you would like, you can email me
directly:

vbrincat@-----.com

Cheers!

Vic Brincat
vicbrincat@-----.com, AOL Instant Messenger ID: vicbrincat58, Yahoo!
Messenger ID: vicbrincat

>From: "Aad Overeem" <aad.overeem@-----.nl>
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: <klarinet@-----.org>
>Subject: Re: [kl] A penny for your clarinet.... & Henri Gunckel clarinet.
>Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 02:29:46 +0100
>
>Vic & list,
>
>Thanks for the link to your clarinet pages. What a great website showing
>your instruments Vic, great pictures, thanks for sharing it with us!
>
> I'm also in the process of trying to restore an old Henry Gunckel Boehm
>clarinet I found on eBay.
>This one also needs a lot of attention to make it playable again.
>It does not has the wraparound register key, but it has the 'black dots'
>spring securing screws, only on the A, Ab, C#/G# and register keys of the
>upper part, not on the lower part keys.
>
>No idea how old it is, the barely visible serial nr. on both body parts, is
>22556 and to my surprise it's marked 'Made in Italy' (?) and not 'Made in
>France' like yours.
>The logo has the name 'Henry Gunckel' in an oval with sort of trumpet
>between 'Henry and Gunckel'.
>The barrel seems not original, it has a different logo and the rings are
>also different from the ring on the lower part.
>
>I appreciate it when somebody can tell me more about Henry Gunckel and how
>old this clarinet is.
>
>
>All the best,
>
>Aad Overeem
>Netherlands
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Vic Brincat" <vbrincat@-----.com>
>To: <klarinet@-----.org>
>Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 7:41 PM
>Subject: RE: [kl] A penny for your clarinet....
>
>
> >
> > >So what DO you do with all your clarinets? You can only play so many.
> >
> > Nancy, the truth is I can't even do that very well! Although I try.
> >
> > I collect them. I enjoy rebuilding and reviving antique clarinets that
> > would otherwise end up as someone's lampstand. I do not rebuild them
>with
> > the intent to sell (although I have on rare occaison). I am also an
>active
> > member of an "Early Clarinet" list. That list also has some very
> > knowledgeable members.
> >
> > Just in case anyone is interested, here is the link to Early Clarinet:
> >
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EarlyClarinet/
> >
> >
> > And here is on-going catalogue of my clarinets:
> >
> > http://www.eldobrghm.com/clarinet/
> >
> > The problem is (as you pointed out) What do you do with this many, when
>you
> > can only play one at a time? The real irony is that out of all of
>those..I
> > play one particular clarinet, 5 x more frequntly than all the others
> > combined. And you would never guess which one that would.
> >
> > Cheers!
> > Vic
> >
>
>
>
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