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help identifying a clarinet

Author: eliotah
Date: 2013-06-20 23:19
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Hi , i just got a "freeman concert" clarinet i wanted to learn more about it.. but there is nothing on it blank.. can maybe someone shade some light..
look at the pics

Thanks allot

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Re: help identifying a clarinet

Author: SteveG_CT
Date: 2013-06-21 04:15

You have what is typically called a stencil clarinet, which means that it was manufactured for a retailer to be their "house brand". You may find this thread interesting:

http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=37100&t=36932

Unfortunately your Freeman clarinet is not one of the R-13 stencils that Ken mentioned as the photos clearly show that it does not have a cutout underneath the bell keys that is typical of Buffet R-13's. Since it is marked "made in France" it won't be a Pedler stencil either since those were all US-made. My guess would be that this was made by either Malerne or Thibouville-Freres (two of the more prolific stencil manufacturers). In either case it will probably be a decent student to intermediate level instrument.

Post Edited (2013-06-21 04:15)

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Re: help identifying a clarinet

Author: eliotah
Date: 2013-06-21 16:03

Thanks allot for the fast replay .. it sure looks good but i will only know after i overhaul the clarinet and see how it sounds.

Thanks again!

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