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Author: salsacookies
Date: 2011-03-30 13:04
Ok, so we got these really old stowasser budapest clarinets off of ebay and we've been trying to figure out what key they are in...the seller didn't know or didn't say...probably didn't know...they seem to be pitched in F. Now, they do need new pads and a very thorough cleaning, which may help bring out it's true pitch. they came with a wooden mouthpiece that is too long for one barrel and too big for the other. The two barrels measure about 38 and 40.5-ish long. the shorter of the two has a larger bore than the longer one, but they seem to both be in the same key as of right now. we're trying to figure out if an Eb mouthpiece will fit or not. can any of you guys measure the diameter of your mouthpiece tenon and the recieving end of the barrel so i can compare?
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2011-03-30 15:19
The Stowasser company was/is well known for its tarogatos. I didn't know they made clarinets. Can you post some photos?
Ken Shaw
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2011-03-30 16:53
They're definitely clarinets, but pretty primitive, with an open hole for the right little finger, and in rough condition. I think you paid about what they're worth. They would require major restoration.
The absence of the bells will have little effect on notes played on just the upper joint. Put together what there is and put plastic wrap under the pads to make them seal. Wrap enough string (or strips of newspaper) around the joints to make them seal. Then put your left thumb, index and middle fingers down and pop your ring finger down hard. The pitch it makes will be approximately the pitch the instrument will play for low C.
Good luck. If you restore them, please put up pictures.
Ken Shaw
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Author: salsacookies
Date: 2011-03-30 17:28
well my boyfriend got a reed to vibrate on the wooden mouthpiece that came with it and played a written high C(8ve key and L thumb) and it came out to F concert...i didn't know clarinets were made in F, but who knows.
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