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RE: Cartier Clarinets

Author: Dave Spiegelthal
Date: 1999-12-29 14:00

I'm also trying to find information about Jean Cartier clarinets and so far have come up empty-handed, but I can tell you what little I know based on three Cartier instruments I've recently restored. Two were "14-K" models, and I'd say that this was their student line -- they seem to play pretty well, but the construction and workmanship is somewhat 'economy-minded'. I just finished restoring an "Artiste" model, and I'd say it's definitely professional-grade based on its playing qualities, construction and workmanship. I don't know the manufacture dates of the three Jean Cartiers I've got, but they came with the original cases, which are look to me like the style of the 1940s-1950s (rounded, molded plastic case in a light pastel blue, with brass nameplate). Afraid that's all I know at the moment!

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