Klarinet Archive - Posting 000103.txt from 2006/07

From: Anne Bell <bell@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Antique Clarinet Repair & Restoration
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 15:51:15 -0400

Daniel Deitch is another possibility- in the US
(San Francisco) he has a site at:
http://www.danieldeitch.com/eindex.html
Take Care,
Anne

Tom.Henson@-----.com wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I have a friend that recently purchased a six key boxwood clarinet in Bb
> made by Goulding & Co., London, circa 1825.
>
> The clarinet does not have any cracks in the wood, but one of the square
> brass keys is missing and he is trying to locate a repair person in the
> US (hopefully) that may be able to make a key for it that would match.
>
> I advised him that many repair shops will not be able to help him
> because of a lack of knowledge about this type of clarinet, or simply
> because doing a good job may be time consuming and they may not be
> interested in doing that kind of work. Sure enough, he had one large
> repair shop look at it and they told him that they were not willing to
> do the work because it would not be profitable for them.
>
> I have a feeling that the work needed is a little more specialized and
> just not mainstream enough for most people to be willing to do it. I
> have done some searches on the web and have not come up with any real
> leads yet as to who to contact about possibly making a key for it. I
> know that somewhere out there in clarinet land there has to be someone
> that could do this kind of work.
>
> Any suggestions or leads would be much appreciated. Please feel free to
> contact me privately if you like.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom Henson
>
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