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Author: 492vs
Date: 2010-01-08 20:53
I have a Conn clarinet that I can not find a model number on the body. The only markings are on the bell and it says "Made in France". The length of the instrument is approx 23-1/2" w/o mouthpiece. It has Seventeen Keys and 6 rings. It is made of Grenadilla wood. Anyone have an idea? Thanks
Post Edited (2010-01-09 22:46)
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2010-01-09 00:56
Go to the site Conn Loyalist you may find what you wish there. Luck Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: Molloy
Date: 2010-01-09 12:56
Why do you think it's a Conn, if the clarinet is not marked Conn?
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Author: 492vs
Date: 2010-01-09 22:08
The clarinet came in a Conn case, 1960's era. It had a Conn precision MP. That is all I have. I have included a couple of photos.
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2010-01-10 17:46
I'll say it looks very much like a Malerne clarinet.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2010-01-10 21:33
I agree with Chris, the "Made in France", and perhaps exported to the US in the 1950's without a "distributor's" name or ser # on it , MAY indicate it's origin. Aren't these [Malernes and others] just copies of Buffet's designs ?? Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2010-01-10 21:42
Their keywork is very similar to Buffets - maybe Buffet supplied Malerne with some of their castings or Malerne based their keywork shapes on Buffets.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2010-01-11 13:01
I don't think Conns were ever made in France, and afaik, Conn instruments have always had big, prominent Conn logos on them. For any clarinet purchased used, the name on the case and the vintage of the case mean little. Those Conn cases from the 1960s were roomy and sturdy. If I saw an empty Conn case for sale cheap at a flea market, I'd certainly buy it and give it to a clarinet that came with a flimsy case or no case.
Lelia
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Author: chris moffatt
Date: 2010-01-11 13:30
The Malerne ID is quite plausible I think....the story goes that back in the mid-late 1950s the Conn plant was strikebound for about a year and Conn imported clarinets from Kohlert and Malerne to supply their trade. Odd that there should be no identifying marks at all though- as Lelia points out Conn always marked their horns quite clearly and the case means nothing. Maybe a decal was applied that has worn off?
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