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Author: Rob
Date: 2002-03-14 20:49
Does anyone know what years the SML 5-Star clarinet was produced.
Also, what level is it considered? Pro, adv, student?
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Author: Jean Adler
Date: 2002-03-14 22:49
I bought a Mariguax last fall on ebay and really like it. My technician thinks it is boxwood, not grenadilla. I am currently having the keys adjusted as they fit up a little higher than I would like. I seem to recall finding some info about SML on a site that talked about SML saxes. I will try to track it down for you. And, I may have another contact regarding the clarinets.
Jean
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Author: Jean Adler
Date: 2002-03-14 22:57
Try this
www.marigaux.com
also, if you do a search in lycos of sml and saxophone you will get some interesting websites about the people who have played marigaux saxes Jean
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Author: Josh
Date: 2002-03-15 17:12
I fail to see how boxwood could ever be confused for grenadilla...one is a light colored, lightweight wood, the other is a dark, dense wood. Even if the boxwood were stained (which I can't imagine), the weight alone should immediately give it away. I don't think boxwood could withstand all the keys that modern clarinets have...wouldn't it just disintegrate and splinter into bits?
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Author: Jean Adler
Date: 2002-03-15 17:50
That is what my tech told me, he has good reputation and knows what he is talking about. And yes the wood is stained a dark brown, nearly black color. It doesn't matter to me which wood it is, I like the way the clarinet sounds, and isn't that we are all striving for? This isn't my primary clarinet and I don't play it too often. Consequently I am not concerned that it is going to splinter into bits as you suggest could happen.
Jean
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2002-03-15 18:36
Boxwood is not strong enough for a modern clarinet and it tends to warp rather easily. I cataloged all of Abe Galper's extensive collection of clarinets and flutes and I didn't see one straight boxwood clarinet out of the bunch (probably 30 boxwood clarinet between 100 and 220 years old). (Abe has since sold his collection).
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Author: Ken Shaw
Date: 2002-03-15 19:17
Josh -
Boxwood is a very light yellow/white color, which quickly shows dirt. It was traditional to stain it a medium to dark yellow/brown with nitric acid. These days, makers of reproductions of old instruments use a particular shade of Breck hair coloring, which is needless to say much less dangerous and produces a more even color.
Mark -
Boxwood is plenty hard. It's the warping that's the problem. Bill McColl has an R-13 pair in box that Buffet made for him on special order. I'm not sure where they got the wood. People who have played them say they have a unique, sweet sound.
Best regards.
Ken Shaw
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