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Author: Kamil
Date: 2015-06-16 17:20
Hello to all
I do need a bit help with a klarinet I bought on an auction.I do come from the bagpipe world,I play highland bagpipes since 2006 and border bagpipes.Beeing fascinated by the sound of blackwood combined with the sound of the reed I was more and more fascinated in klarinets .My klarinet is made of grenadill or african blackwood I suppose,Besson,London written on it and the number ; N 112813.Keys are not brass covered by nickle or silver.It is solid nickle or even solid silver I think,not a thin layer of it .The klarinet is heavy,solid,something like the R.G.Hardie bagpipe.The mouthpiece that came with it is of white artificial material,like white bakelite.The seler told me it could be from between 1950 to 1960.Can somebody help me with telling me what this is?For what sort of music is it good for (blues/jazz/orchestral etc).Is it worth restoring like maybe an old bagpipe,or is it the same class as modern entry level school klarinetts?
Thanks for any help and suggestions.
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2015-06-16 18:07
Besson clarinets of this era (mid 1950s) were made by Boosey&Hawkes and are usually B&H Edgware stencils (entry level wooden clarinets like a Buffet E11 or Yamaha YCL-450) - they would normally have nickel plated keywork. They're all purpose clarinets but have a larger bore than Buffets with a bore size 14.9mm or more (but not as large as the B&H 1010).
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: peewee44
Date: 2015-06-25 09:03
My first clarinet was Besson whcih i purchased in the mid 1950s and it still plays well as a backup.
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