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Author: Rose
Date: 2001-06-27 22:01
I have played the clarinet for years and have always wanted a wooden clarinet. I found one in an antique store. After bring it home and trying to place a date on it I have run into a road block. There is no name on the case, and the only thing I have found on the clarinet itself is "Otello Milano", and "Made in Italy". If anyone could help me find any information on this I was greatly apprectiate it. There is also a serial number on it.
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Author: ron b
Date: 2001-06-29 18:12
Rose -
This post has gone unanswered 'til now. I hope that doen't mean nobody's interested in this. I think old instruments are fascinating, if for no other reason than to see how they were made, the little differences between makers, things like that. Many of them are surprisingly good players too. I've seen some really odd mechanisms, some that solved a fingering problem but never became popular, others that seemed unusual just because they could do it that way. Saxes are notorious for that.
I'm sure I've seen Otello Milano, or at least the Milano name somewhere before. I think it is not a totally unknown brand. What's the serial number? Just curious, I don't think the number will help identify the clarinet but may be a clue to something about it. If I may ask... what attracted you to this particular instrument? Is it a standard (Boehm) fingering system? Does it play okay? Can you make a guess about what kind of wood it is? Are the keys German-silver or are they plated? Any little bit more information might help.
- ron b -
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2001-06-29 22:29
Milano would most probably refer to the city of origin - Milan, Italy.
Otello isn't listed in the New Langwill Index.
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