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Author: nzdonald
Date: 2002-06-28 01:24
oh i thought it was just me that couldn't get a picture..... yeah, that would be sort of interesting to see.....
donald
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Author: Vytas
Date: 2002-06-28 01:58
"Only two ever made. Completely unused".
IMO listing is a bit suspicious, plus the seller has no feedback.
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Author: Bob
Date: 2002-06-28 13:49
The inference would appear to be a "glass filled("fibreglas") molded nylon" clarinet which would seem to make it a "research project" horn. Nylon tends to be hygroscopic i.e. it absorbs and loses water relatively easily. If in fact it is such an instrument I would expect intonation problems due to dimensional changes with humidity changes. Certainly too much money...in my opinion
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2002-06-28 15:14
I concur with Bob's assessment of this minimal description [has anyone EM'd the seller re: just what this really is??]. I do recall seeing an all-glass oboe [of the 1700's?], all open holes like a recorder, in one of the most luxurious English "great houses" a number of years ago, and wondered about it's manufacturing and playability, maybe it was just for display!!. Don
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Author: John Moses
Date: 2002-06-28 16:59
Dear Mr Moses
"Glass nylon" (which actually may not be the correct term for it;if not we
apologize) is a compound made by ICI which looks and feels like wood,but is
completely wood-free.Boosey & Hawkes made just 2 of these instruments with
this compound,both are in the UK but only this one is for sale.It is
possible that B&H either in the US or here in the UK may have further
information on request.All we can say is that it has come from a former
Boosey & Hawkes factory repairer from Edgware and that it has never been
used.
Yours
Barnaby Marder
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Author: Carol
Date: 2002-06-28 22:10
I asked the seller to email me a picture yesterday (6/27). So far he has not responded.
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Author: Carol
Date: 2002-06-30 23:05
Three days later and still no response from the seller on the request for a picture. Not even a courtesy reply.
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