Klarinet Archive - Posting 000201.txt from 2005/03

From: "John D. Stackpole" <jstackpo@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Interesting ebay item
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 08:41:30 -0500

What was (is) the 17th key for?

JDStackpole

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From: "Lelia Loban" <lelialoban@-----.net>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 8:13 AM
Subject: [kl] Interesting ebay item

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My Selmer "Barbier" (Paris) model 1310M Bb soprano clarinet (17 keys,
6
rings), silver-plated over nickel silver, is student quality, but has
a
center joint and a bell joint. For all that it was an inexpensive
instrument at the time ($85 on p. 29 in the 1932 catalogue), it's
nicely
made and plays pretty well. A cheaper Barbier, also silver-plated
over
nickel silver (17 keys, 6 rings), model 1308M, sold for $65 on p. 29
with
the specification, "Does not come apart at center or bell joint."

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