Author: Chris P
Date: 2011-03-13 09:25
All B&H clarinets from the early '60s through to 1984 had the 'nail file' LH F/C lever touchpiece and the long side Eb/Bb touchpiece only lasted around a decade.
The standard UK lineup of B&H clarinets (from the '60s onwards) were as follows:
Regent - plastic body, nickel plated keys (Bb only)
Edgware - wooden body, nickel plated keys (Bb and A)
Emperor - wooden body, silver plated keys (Bb and A)
Imperial 926 - wooden body, silver plated keys, smooth socket rings (Bb, A, Eb, bass)
Symphony 1010 - wooden body, silver plated keys, smooth socket rings, rod screws throughout, very large bore, integral wooden tonehole chimneys, no 'crow's foot', different bell lengths for Bb and A.
There are always exceptions to the rule, so you will find plastic Edgwares (Bb and A), plastic Emperors with silver plated keys, ebonite bodied Imperials and 1010s with nickel plated keys and other variants - they will usually all be stamped accordingly as to what instrument they are and some won't even be stamped at all (apart from the serial number and 'Made in England' on the backs of the joints).
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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