Author: Ursa
Date: 2017-10-27 00:57
Hi, Harry:
Back when your TT was new, Buescher and Holton attempted to offer a full line of musical instruments comparable to that of industry giants Conn and H. N. White. Other than saxophones and metal clarinets, neither company built woodwinds sold under their marques.
If you take a look at vintage Buescher and Holton literature, you'll see that there was a special emphasis on selling all the instruments needed to get a school, company, or civic band started in one convenient deal. Without woodwinds outsourced from other makers, this would have been impossible to do.
American brasswind makers Getzen and F. E. Olds also sold "stencil" woodwinds, also in an attempt to offer a more complete line of wind instruments. Olds, notably, sold Buffet stencils as their top-of-the-line Opera wooden clarinet.
Still, unless one could negotiate a sweetheart deal, a buyer would really have to think twice about purchasing one of these stencils. An Olds Opera would be tougher to resell, and fetch less money, than its identical Buffet twin. That, in a nutschell, is why I believe none of the stencils sold by famed American brasswind makers ever gained much traction in the marketplace.
One does have to wonder what a Buescher designed-and-built wooden clarinet would've been like. They certainly proved themselves capable of building excellent metal clarinets. Even these, however, aren't all that easy to find today.
Post Edited (2017-10-27 01:03)
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