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Author: littledebbie
Date: 2004-06-05 22:53
I was wondering if anyone knows anything about an old clarinet that was given to me. It appears to be silver. On the horn part it say: WOLVERINE-GRINNELL BROS-DETROIT MICHIGAN. I really don't know about clarinets--I play the organ, but I tried researching the company and only found pianos listed. I searced a serial # site for clarinets--no luck there either. It has a serial # of AB1454. I anyone can give me any info...I'd really appreciate it!
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2004-06-05 23:04
Grinnel Bros. was a very large music company in Detroit back in the early 20th century. They were not an instrument manufacturer, but rather resold instruments made & labelled with the Grinnel name.
It's well-nigh impossible to accurately date that type of clarinet.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2004-06-06 00:17
Early 1900's, '10-30 ? Being "from" Lansing MI [years ago] , we had a Grinnell Bros. store there also, so your inquiry rang the bell. We had a similar question in '02 and my, et al's, guesswork [search our archives] was that White-King, Cleveland; Bettoney, Boston; or Conn, Elkhart could have been the maker of this "stencil" clarinet. A few months ago, Jim Lande, our "resident" metal cl collector/expert , posted a lengthy listing of metals, so look for this, possibly contact Jim directly, he is very helpful and will be interested. Luck, Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: Dee
Date: 2004-06-06 13:00
It is probable that this is a student grade clarinet and is nickel plated. It is highly unlikely that a "stencil" clarinet would be silver.
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Author: Tim P
Date: 2004-06-07 19:36
Has it just now started dating?? Why has it not dated before??
Is is looking for a long term relationship or just a date??
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