Klarinet Archive - Posting 000015.txt from 2011/06

From: hns692@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Benny Goodman Clarinet
Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2011 07:29:50 -0400


I checked Goodman's date of death -- June 1986. I suspect the wrong
information that Sotheby's is putting out is that he played it in the 30s.
Unless, of course, it was a prototype 10S that was given to him by Selmer for
use and critiquing before it went into production. That theory is probably
a real stretch, though, given the 40-year span. I'd suggest the horn is
one he used in his later playing years. The mouthpiece is probably also a
specialty. One which was made to his specifications to use with the horn
and from his favorite blank stock.

Anyone for a go at calling Sothebys to clarify what they really have?
There seems to be a fairly large disconnect between what they're professing to
auction and what it really is.

Lee Ann Hansen
Eb/Bb Clarinet
First John Philip Sousa Memorial Band

In a message dated 6/3/2011 5:08:58 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
christophe.astier@-----.fr writes:

Sorry guys, I posted this message in the wrong thread, here it is, where
it
belongs (Benny Goodman clarinet)

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Hi all,

It also comes as a huge surprise (for me, at least) that BG was able to
play
a Series 1OS Selmer clarinet in the 30s,
I thought this model only appeared in the 70s in the Selmer range... Any
idea ?

Christophe.

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From: "Joshua Lipton" <jdl320@-----.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2011 4:14 PM
To: <klarinet@-----.com>
Subject: [kl] Benny Goodman Clarinet

> I notice in the June 17 book sale (of all places) at Sotheby's New York,
a
> clarinet owned and played by Goodman in the 30s. You can read about it in
> their online catalogue:
> http://www.sothebys.com/app/ecatalogue/fhtml/index.jsp?event_id=30587
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