Author: Chris P
Date: 2007-09-10 16:17
If it says 'Made in England' on the back, it was made by B&H in north London alongside their other clarinets - only it got a different name stamped on it.
The Buffet E11 and Yamaha YCL-450 are the current equivalent models (entry level wooden clarinets) which retail between £670 and £715.
In the UK, the basic B&H lineup was as follows (and with the equivalent Buffet and Yamaha models in brackets):
Regent (B12 - YCL-26II/250) - plastic body, NP keys
Edgware (E11 - YCL-34II/450) - wooden body, NP keys
Emperor (E13 - YCL-650) - wooden body, SP keys
Imperial 926 (R13/RC - YCL-62II/CX)
Symphony 1010 (Prestige - YCL-82II/CSG)
The Edgware through to the Emperor could also be ordered with a plastic body, and the 926 and 1010 could be ordered with an ebonite body.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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