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Author: asdfasdfasdf
Date: 2009-03-16 21:48
I recently picked up a Martin Freres "artiste" in a second hand shop in my city for $30. I was wondering if anyone knows any info about it this clarinet make/model. Thanks.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2009-03-17 13:19
Hi a-----, Sunce no one has replied to your request, I'll try, having had some acquaintance with M F's over the years. Our cl expert web master has posted "resume" info back in 1999 and others have contributed their knowledge, which is available by an archives Search [see above]. I used Martin Freres as key words, and retrieved a lot of info, Luck, Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2009-03-17 14:08
Some Martin Freres clarinets were identical to B&H Edgwares, but some were proper French-made ones.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2009-03-17 14:23
I have a Martin Freres instrument catalogue and "How To Assemble Your Clarinet" booklet, both from 1957. It's clear that all of the instruments in the catalogue that year were marketed as student instruments.
Lelia
http://www.scoreexchange.com/profiles/Lelia_Loban
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Author: asdfasdfasdf
Date: 2009-03-18 03:17
This one says made in France on it, and I have no clue what the model artiste means? Is this a student clarinet? That's my biggest question, I couldn't find anything using the search feature. I understand the company now at least though. Thanks for the replies!
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Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2009-03-18 14:58
The Modele Artiste isn't in the 1957 catalogue, but that catalogue has this to say about that year's most expensive grenadilla clarinet, called the Philharmonic Clarinet (list price $300, which was a lot for a student clarinet in 1957): "In the hands of the student, this woodwind masterpiece removes every barrier to early mastery of the fundamentals of clarinet playing." In other words, the highest-priced, fanciest instrument in the catalogue is still a student clarinet. The keys (17 keys, 6 rings) on the Philharmonic are rhodium-plated nickel silver. I don't think the company made any pro-quality clarinets, regardless of the fancy model names on some of them.
The cheaper models in this 1957 catalogue are Concorde (grenadilla, $275, with rhodium-plated nickel silver keys); Deluxe (grenadilla, $199.50, with nickel silver keys); Jean Martin (choice of grendadilla for $140, "deluxe" grenadilla for $150 or "Grenatex" plastic for $130, both with nickel silver keys); Coudet (grenadilla, $175.00, with nickel silver keys); and LaMonte ("Grenatex" plastic for $119.00 or grenadilla for $125.00, both with nickel silver keys). They all have drop-forged (not cast) keys.
Lelia
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