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Author: Amanda
Date: 2001-06-27 20:38
Hi!
My friend Lindsay and I are trying to figure out some info about what kind of clarinet she has. All the pieces have G. Langenus, New York inscribed on them, and matching serial numbers. She was given the clarinet by her somewhat elderly instructor, because he didn't need it anymore. It is made of wood, and from what we've read in the archives, seems like it would have been made in the thirties or forties...by the way the serial number is H13970B. Can anybody help us out, or at least point us in the right direction. And just to let you know, we're two of the biggest band nerds ever to come out of our generation. Love ya, and thanks.
Amanda and Lindsay
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Author: jbutler
Date: 2001-06-27 21:31
I've got one in my cadaver pile. Wood on these clarinets seem to be okay, but the keys are made of pot metal.....at least the one I have. Tried to silver solder a broken G#/Ab key on the upper joint for a customer and the damned thing just melted......he bought a use Yamaha 34 from me when he saw what had happened before his eyes. Convincing happening to make a used clarinet sale! He told me to keep this one for a parts horn..didn't even want anything for it in trade!
I don't know that much about them. I'm sure they are a stencil horn of unknown manufacture. You could check it out under the "equipment" listing in the upper right (pull down menu by the "GO") and see if it is listed there.
John
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Author: Daniel
Date: 2001-06-28 03:40
A few issues back of The Clarinet, there is an article about Langenus by David Ross of UTEP (University of Texas-El Paso). There's about a paragraph deditcated to his horns. It says that Langenus played, for most of his life, Hofinger clarinets, and that the model he sold with his name were made by them as well. This was back in the 20's through 40's.
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