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Please tell me what I have here, metal clarinet

Author: StevenWayne
Date: 2017-03-08 00:55
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Impulse buy but I'm not unhappy with it. Old Greville, Paris clarinet. It actually plays and has a decent tone (to my ears anyway) but needs a rebuild, and I bought it to rebuild. I am hoping it's a low pitch. When playing a written C (actual Bb/A#) I can hold it pretty steady on the Bb/A#. But if I blow harder it goes pretty sharp, or sometimes flat if my embouchure changes.

Reason I ask is this clarinet is smaller than around 23 1/2 inches without the mouthpiece, like a low pitch wood horn. It's more like 23 3/16. But, if it was made in the 1920's or 30's when most of these metal horns were made, it's not likely to be high pitch anyway, is it?

Also, the mouthpiece that came with it is unmarked except for a "B". Is it likely to be anything good? I think my Vandoren M13 plays a little easier.

Thanks a lot!

Post Edited (2017-03-08 01:25)

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