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 Help w/ B&H serial #
Author: LGS316217 
Date:   2018-11-17 21:34

I'm trying to place the date on a B&H Imperial B flat clarinet that reportedly has a serial # of 4809xx. I've never seen any x's in a B&H serial # and hesitate to make guesses about the year. Anybody know of a date range that included x's with 4 digit numbering? If you do, do you have any thoughts on the playability of B&H instruments from whatever that date range is?

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 Re: Help w/ B&H serial #
Author: Mark Charette 
Date:   2018-11-17 22:20

The xxs just represent the number range 00-99, so the serial number is somewhere from 480900 to 480999

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 Re: Help w/ B&H serial #
Author: Tony F 
Date:   2018-11-17 23:09

Your instrument is from 1977.

Tony F.

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 Re: Help w/ B&H serial #
Author: Windy Dreamer 
Date:   2018-11-18 03:07

The Imperial is a professional level clarinet with a larger than average center bore. It is popular in some jazz circles. Locally there is a good demand for it and other large bore Boosey clarinets. Only you will know if it is good for you or if it will either please or annoy your peers. How good it is as a member of the clarinet family is dependant on the preferences and biases of the critic offering an opinion. I have a bias in favor of things British so I hope to acquire one someday. Good or bad if I find one I will squeeze the best I can from it. Others with a bias for other brands and national origins may despise it regardless of how good it is. Play ability is dependant on many factors including how much was it used, how was it handled or stored and when was it last overhauled.

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 Re: Help w/ B&H serial #
Author: shmuelyosef 
Date:   2018-11-20 00:00
Attachment:  BooseyHawkes serial numbers.pdf (878k)

This is the best info I have seen

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