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Re: Jean Cartier Alto Clarinet

Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2014-08-30 20:52

Well, there is at least one person who would disagree. According to the "Vintage Clarinet Doctor," Jean Cartier clarinets were Dolnet stencils. See:

http://www.thevintageclarinetdoctor.com/obscure-makers.html

I don't know if he is any more expert than the experts on this Board but it has occurred to me in the past that Malerne's factory didn't really have the capacity to produce all the clarinets that have been attributed to it. I might also mention that if you Google "dolnet cartier" you will get a number of hits from sax-on-the-web that appear to confirm that Dolnet made Cartier saxes. (And from my limited reading, it looks like Cartier may have been a Dolnet brand rather than a company that commissioned clarinets from Dolnet.)

I have a Jean Cartier Bb clarinet, FWIW. When I put it alongside my Malerne, I see many similarities in design, particularly tone hole size and placement and key cup design. But I also see some obvious differences, e.g., a smaller trill key guide and a shorter register key on the Cartier, quite different looking bridge key mechanisms (both sides), also, there are some differences in size and angle of the right-hand pinky keys. And, the tenon caps on the upper joints of the two clarinets are different. These differences could simply be due to the difference in ages of the clarinets but I wouldn;t rule out a different maker.

I would suggest you take a look at the clarinet. I think Dolnet had a pretty good reputation for quality in its day.

Best regards,'
jnk

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