Klarinet Archive - Posting 000293.txt from 2005/11

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Odd Clarinet
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 21:38:00 -0500

At 03:12 PM 11/13/2005 -0700, Sammy Toms wrote:
>I'm refurbishing an Elkhart Cavalier silver clarinet, 39623. I've cleaned
>it up and i'm looking for all replacement pads for it. Does anyone know if
>modern day Buffet pads will fit it? Also, can anyone give me a date for
>it? Thanks.

Modern-day pads will fit. Pad cups have not changed substantially since the
time it was made. Some sizes may vary, though, from the set a Buffet would
take. Clarinet pads are made in MANY sizes (1/2 mm increments) and even
multiple thicknesses, and different brands and models take different sizes
for some tone holes. You would really have to individually fit the pads to
get it right. Cavaliers were made as a cheap line by Conn. Your clarinet
probably dates to the 19-teens or 20's, maybe even 30's, but serial number
lists for second or third-line instruments like that are hard to come by.

Bill Hausmann

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