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Author: saxgurl30
Date: 2006-09-17 04:24
I have three old clarinets, I know nothing about them, but would like to know as much as possible. They have a "wrap-around" register key on the upper joint, and the right-hand pinky finger has two rollers. They are wood, and one is a Buffet Crampon, the other two are C.F. Fischers. I know this is a vague description, but is there anything anyone can tell me about them?
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2006-09-17 11:22
They're all 'simple' or 'Albert' system clarinets, not used much now as the Boehm system is more popular in the US, though there are still some clarinet players that play them.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2006-09-17 11:52
You can find the age of the Buffet on this site, if you click on the "Equipment" tab at the top of the page. Look for the section on serial numbers. There's no serial number list for the Fischers, though, because Fischer wasn't a manufacturer. It was a huge store that sold instruments made by various manufacturers but branded with the Fischer logo. I own a couple of Fischers, one definitely a Buffet, both good clarinets.
If your Fischer is an old Albert system, Buffet may have manufactured it. Take a close look at the way the keys are made, at at the metal tenon rings, etc.. Different manufacturers made those tenon rings to slightly different contours (the decorative or strengthening ridges in them look a bit different for each brand). You may be able to tell whether your Fischer was made by Buffet.
Also check just above or below the serial number to see whether there's a stamp that says either "HP" or "LP". If it's marked "HP" (High Pitch), then it's going to play sharp by modern standards. Pitch had been creeping up, and up, and up, until singers and wind players started to complain that their voices were getting strained and their instruments were going obsolete unnecessarily. Finally, an international agreement set everybody's pitch at orchestra A=440 Hz, although today, pitch is creeping upwards again. Instruments marked "LP" (Low Pitch) were manufactured to the A=440 Hz standard. Most companies made both types in the 1920s and 1930s. Clarinets made earlier don't have that stamp, and clarinets made after WWII generally don't have it, either, because by then manufacturers stopped making HP instruments.
Lelia
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Post Edited (2006-09-17 11:55)
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Author: Koo Young Chung
Date: 2006-09-18 05:20
Thank you,but when I clicked any tab other than BBoard,"Sorry" sign appears.
Am I doing something wrong?
How can I go from BBoard to equipment etc directly?
Why BBoard url has "test."in front of woodwind.org?I think that's causing
problems.Any one else has same problem?
Post Edited (2006-09-18 06:01)
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Author: GBK
Date: 2006-09-18 06:16
"The Woodwind.Org site is still undergoing a major revisions and is currently split over 2 servers. It will be a while before everything has been reorganized and working correctly again."
The equipment page you were looking for is still at:
http://www.woodwind.org/clarinet/index.html
...GBK
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