Klarinet Archive - Posting 000635.txt from 2004/01

From: Erik Tkal <bbtkal@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Selmer Brevete
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 23:13:37 -0500

At 04:01 PM 1/19/2004, Mark wrote:

>"Brevete" is essentially means "patented", not a model name. Sometimes
>you'll also see "SGDG" which means "sans garantie du gouvernement", close to
>"Patent pending" (not guaranteed by the government).

I figured out the "patended" meaning, although one web reference I found when searching said they thought it had to do with military issued instruments... :-P It does also say S.G.D.G

Erik

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