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Re: Haynes Sterling Silver Clarinet

Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2012-08-21 13:54

But be aware that there's a similar brand name, Haynes-Schwelm, worth far less. I have a Haynes-Schwelm flute, silver plated over brass. My opinion of a flute is worth bupkis because I play like a pig on flute. Opinions of Haynes-Schwelm I found online from people who seem to know what they're doing range from "decent student instrument" to theme and variations on "piece of crap." Haynes-Schwelm also made clarinets.

I paid $18 for my Haynes-Schwelm flute at a flea market in 2004. Apparently the company made a line of what it claimed were "professional" instruments, but I don't believe pro musicians ever accepted them as such.

William S. Haynes, Jr. was the son of the famous William H. Haynes (who started the fine company in 1886 with his brother, George, who went off on his own to California in 1897). The son apparently didn't get along with his father. He and a Haynes employee, John Schwelm, who had also worked as a foreman at Powell, started their own company as Haynes-Schwelm in 1920. Schwelm left in 1923. The Haynes-Schwelm company continued in business until the 1950s, according to most reports.

Note that nothing I've written reflects in any way on the valuable Haynes instruments that are the subject of this thread. Just a warning to make sure it's a real Haynes, not a hyphenated Haynes.

Lelia
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Post Edited (2012-08-21 13:55)

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