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Boosey & Hawkes Revere Stencil?

Author: James Gray
Date: 2014-11-19 20:45

I have acquired what I believe to be a Boosey & Hawkes stencil. It is unmarked except for the resin bell that has the Revere trademark with a lyre. It is stamped "Made in England" at the top backside of the lower joint. The plated keywork is definitely Edgeware / Imperial and the larger keys have 926 and the part number on the back. They're not "pot metal" as on some low end Boosey's. Everything about this clarinet says B&H to me, from the metal tenon caps to the Kell mouthpiece which was standard issue with many B&H's of the 50's. The 58xxx serial numbers match and this would seem to fall in the "nether region" of the B&H list circa 1951-53. All the other US Revere brand imports I've seen were French stencils. Anyone have any info on English Reveres? Thanks.

(p.s. it has a 14.8mm bore by the way. Not the 15mm I expected. )

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