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Author: bradfordlloyd
Date: 2026-11-09 18:09
I purchased a Marigaux RS Symphonie in Bb about 10 years ago and immediately loved the instrument. It's quite different ergonomically from other clarinets, however, so I hesitated to make it my daily horn until I could find a matching clarinet in A.
Since they only made a few hundred of these fine instruments, and they stopped production of them 20 years ago, I had essentially given up hope that I'd ever find one and was considering selling the Bb. Lo and behold....the long-searched for A came up on eBay and I purchased it immediately. It's on its way to me now.
Has anyone else searched for this kind of "unicorn"? Did you abandon your Buffet R-13 pair once you found it? I'm interested in understanding if I'm the only crazy person that goes on these sorts of "quests."
Post Edited (2026-11-09 18:27)
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2026-11-09 19:52
I saw an RS Symphonie A clarinet listed on eBay around 20 odd years ago, but felt it would've been better appreciated by someone with a Bb one looking for an A to complete the set.
Had they offered them with extra keywork, I'd have probably gone for them as I tried them back in the late '80s when Howarth still had their Brighton shop.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
Independent Woodwind Repairer
Single and Double Reed Specialist
Oboes, Clarinets and Saxes
NOT A MEMBER OF N.A.M.I.R.
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: ruben
Date: 2026-11-09 23:45
The Marigaux clarinet never really took off. Here in France, the top clarinetists were critical of it. I'd really like to try one out. Its tester, Roland Simoncini, was a great clarinetist.
rubengreenbergparisfrance@gmail.com
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