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Author: Martin Taylor
Date: 2001-07-16 01:46
Can anyone help me date a clarinet that belonged to my grandfather. He played in an artillery band in world war one and was stationed in France. The clarinet I have that belonged to him has various markings on it but I have had no luck in searching the various databases on the internet to find it. It has "Reynolds & Co" stamped in various places on it. On the bottom part it has "Made on France" and "Challenge Premiere Qualite" but no apparent serial numbers. It also has CHP stamped on it.
As I am about to get it re-padded I am interested if anyone knows where I can get a fingering chart for an old clarinet like this one. I also have a wooden clarinet that belonged to him prior to the war that doesn't seem to have any markings on it.
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2001-07-16 16:36
The CHP is interesting, could it be a C clarinet [about an inch or two shorter than a Bb] AND in the "high-pitch" version, tuned to about A = 450's?? If so it might sound like a cl in D !!! Sounds like it is an Albert-Muller system, old tutor books also have fing. charts. I have seen some Reynolds insts. , dont know if they were the makers, or a "stencil" distributor, particularly in WW 1 time period. They are not listed in what books I have. Luck, Don
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Author: ron b
Date: 2001-07-16 16:52
Martin -
I've seen Reynolds plastic horns (Boehms) that look like mediocre student instruments. From your post, I guess they've been making clarinets for a long time.
- ron b -
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Author: Dee
Date: 2001-07-16 17:11
CHP should indeed mean clarinet in C at the High Pitch standard. However that will NOT make it sound like a clarinet in D as the difference in Low Pitch and High Pitch is approximately a 1/4 step. So for this horn, if you play and finger C, you will get a note that is approximately half way between C and C# (C to C# being a half step). This will make it impossible to tune to the modern pitch standard even if you try to treat it as a clarinet made to another key. If you pull to get one note in tune, all the others will be out of tune simply because the spacing has to be different too not just the overall length.
If you do not wish to keep it, the best bet is to auction it off on eBay as there are some collectors that will desire the instrument even though it is High Pitch. And there are a few players who belong to bands that specialize in recreating old time band performances, pitch and all, that would also have some interest in it.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2001-07-19 15:23
Before this thread goes into archives, I want to add that on my serial # listings, Reynolds is listed [along with Olds ? but separate numbering] from Nov '64 to Oct '77, so they were a recognized [but small?] maker. I also recall a good Rey. alto sax. Don
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