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 Old metal Henry LA Villa clarinet
Author: oleliquoricestick 
Date:   2007-05-28 23:17


I searched on the web and found nothing on Henry La Villa as a clarinet maker. I have an old metal (silver maybe) Bb clarinet that belonged to my Dad when he played in the mid to late 30's
Does anyone know anything about these clarinets. I am sure they are, or were not of great value, as there was not a lot of money going around at the time. But I would just like to know what it could be worth, if anything, to have the pads and springs replaced and back into playing shape, or am I just being too sentimental?

Thanks
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 Re: Old metal Henry LA Villa clarinet
Author: Don Berger 
Date:   2007-05-29 13:16

Hi "ole L S", what a "moniker" !. Our BB "resident expert", Jim Lande will likely respond, but he has regularly updated his long-list of the many/many metal cls known to mankind, Search our Archives for them, reference to yours might be there. Does is have a "strange" number on it such as 1,705,xxx ? If so is was made by Bettoney of Boston Mass about 1910-1940. Henry La Villa might mean Henri [Selmer's] home town??? Don

Thanx, Mark, Don
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 Re: Old metal Henry LA Villa clarinet
Author: oleliquoricestick 
Date:   2007-05-29 20:34



Thanks,

I don't see any serial number at all. Just Henri La Villa with some flower etching around it. It is silver and does pollish out, but the spings and pads are shot.

I searched here under the name above and nothing came up.

Ole liquorice stick is what my Dad always called a clarinet. I guess it was an old jazz slang used back in "the day".



Thanks
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 Re: Old metal Henry LA Villa clarinet
Author: jim lande 
Date:   2007-06-13 03:54

According to my notes, it was made by H. Grossman (1921 - 1944?) of Cleveland. It was a student model and can be had for $40 to $80 on eBay.
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