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Re: Adding A LH Ab/Eb Lever...

Author: Chris P
Date: 2018-02-08 21:19

I bought this C clarinet as I missed out on a Selmer Series 9 full Boehm C clarinet for sale in Montreal - that would've been perfect as I play full Boehms anyway, so it will have all the extras already fitted. But the owner wasn't prepared to send it to the UK which was a shame, then I saw this one on sale in Portugal not long after - I think it's the same as a Couesnon Monopole. After the extra keywork was made I had it all silver plated by the company that does Buffet's plating, so it's the same sort of quality of plating you'd get on a Prestige.

The funny thing with this Masspacher/Couesnon is the barrel sockets are both exactly the same diameter and depth, so the barrel can be used either way up. I made a longer barrel as the original one is too short for me - I used Selmer socket rings (mouthpiece socket) as they were the right diameter rather than turning up new socket rings. That can always e done in time. The barrel was made from a rejected Howarth barrel which had a slight flat on one side.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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