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Author: Peter
Date: 2001-11-13 23:49
I mentioned in another thread that one of my sons has a "Sterling" grenadilla clarinet. This is the only one I have ever seen or heard of.
I got it as part of a deal in which several instruments were purchased, and since it neither increased nor decreased the price, I kept it. Daniel played it and liked it, so I gave it to him as his first wooden clarinet.
It sounds fine. It has moderately good response and intonation and while it can't compare to the better horns, we have no complaints of its performance as one of Daniel's student horns. It also has a very nice, tight, smooth wood structure.
He has since gotten a Noblet and will eventually "inherit" some of my better clarinets, but still likes the Sterling and won't part with it.
The only markings on it are: The name is in script inside a dotted-line (dashes, not actual dots) ellipse, on top of the bell, an inch down from the tennon ring. And has matching serial numbers at the top, rear of both joints: H 28057, the H is in upper case and twice as big as the numbers.
Can anyone provide any information about the Sterling brand?
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Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2001-11-14 00:47
FWIW, the "Has anyone heard of ..." section of Sneezy under equipment, lists the Sterling as made by that well known maker, Tonk. Maybe Mark has something on Tonk in his Langwell's?
Best regards,
jnk
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Author: GBK
Date: 2001-11-14 02:05
Also, in the "Has anyone heard of..." section of Sneezy, it says that the clarinet with the trade name "Rent a Horn" was also made by Tonk...
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