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Author: Mark Charette, Webmaster
Date: 2002-10-16 20:05
Here's a copy of an email I just received with some good info on ther H. N. White company, from a "reliable source" ;^):
"Dear Mark,
I'm H. N. White's grandson, and can add a bit to the data you have on his brands. He bought the Cleveland Musical Instruments Company in 1925. With this purchase he acquired the "Cleveland" brand, which you omit from your list, and "American Standard". He continued both for many years; their serial numbers start over in 1925. The Cleveland series had a "C" in front of the number; the American Standards started with an "A" in front, but apparently dropped that after a short while. The correct dates for his brands should be: King (1893?-1965), Cleveland & American Standard (1925-1965), and Gladiator (1930s? -1965). I use 1965 because that was the date the company was sold to United Musical Instruments. The brands were and are in use after that but not by The H. N. White Co.
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Best wishes,
Tony White"
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Author: David Spiegelthal
Date: 2002-10-16 20:39
Mark,
Thanks -- good info! I feel more educated about my old H.N. White "American Standard" tenor sax, which appears to have been a student-level horn but plays exceptionally well.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2002-10-17 14:14
My TKS also, Mark/Tony, I date back into the "later" time period, had some Kings [saxes], good! I'm glad I suggested White, from the Cleveland reference, in that earlier thread/post. Don
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Author: David
Date: 2002-10-19 22:35
I too have a kiddie's King 613 alto. It sounds great on an Otto Link Rubber mp. I got it on holiday in the US at a school band sale in Montpelier (NY I think).
Declared it at Customs on the way back, (they were x-raying luggage anyway...) and got it through for free. It was above the taxable value, but not enough to justify the paperwork. Result.
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Author: jim lande
Date: 2002-10-20 04:01
Mark
Thanks for the posting, very interesting information. If you wouldn't mind forwarding my email to Mr White, i have a number of questions. One thing I have been curious about for a long time: The Regent model looks very similar to the American Standard. It is marked something like "Ohio Music". I would like to know if there was any connection with H.N. White. Also, I am wondering if Mr White knows all of the other models of metal clarinets made by the White company, when they stopped production of them, and numbers produced, etc. Also, i have some copies of old catalog pages that i would be happy to mail to him.
Tony White: if you are reading Klarinet, feel free to post here, since many other folks are interested in both the brand and metal clarinets in general.
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Author: Joe
Date: 2002-11-10 17:24
Hi there,
It's mentioned that Clevelands begin with a C and American Standards begin with an A.
I just purchased an American Standard Alto with a C in the serial number C-39XXX.
I'm a little confused.... does this mean that Cleveland produced some American Standards?
Regards,
Joe.
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