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Author: super20dan
Date: 2002-04-20 22:20
how good are these clarinets ? i know about their saxes. i found a king strausser clarinet in a pawn shop .is this their top model?
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Author: Fred
Date: 2002-04-21 00:15
The King Strasser was their low-end model. The King Lemaire was the intermediate and the King Marigaux was the pro line. I've never seen a Strasser, but it is my understanding that most SML clarinets are pretty good. I own a King Marigaux that is quite nice. They were all made by SML and marketed by King - I believe sometime in the '70's.
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Author: jbutler
Date: 2002-04-21 01:23
Although SML is not making saxophones, they still market a very fine oboe and English horn. They still make clarinets also, although I do not believe they are marketed in the US any longer. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm mistaken.
jbutler
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Author: Ed
Date: 2002-04-21 01:47
I think that the SML Marigaux clarinets were sold here earlier than the 70's. I played an Eb that I borrowed from an old teacher of mine in the 70's and he had owned it for many years by this time. As I recall, it was a pretty nice instrument.
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Author: Vytas
Date: 2002-04-21 14:11
Strasser, Marigaux & Lemaire "SML" was founded in 1934. The King Co. imported their instruments back in the 70's. I have a King Marigaux (Marigaux marketed by King) that is absolutely remarkable. I believe Marigaux made several pro models back in the 70’s, If I’m not mistaken Marigaux "350" was their top model. Very underrated instruments as far as I'm concerned.
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Author: Fred
Date: 2002-04-21 18:12
You are right, Ed, in that SML clarinets were pre-70's. The question is whether King imported them before then. Was the Eb Marigaux you borrowed in the 70's a King Marigaux with the King crown logo?
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Author: Ed
Date: 2002-04-22 00:35
Sorry about that, the instrument that I recall was an SML Marigaux. I am assuming this was prior to the King relationship. I didn't mean to confuse the issue. Thanks for clarifying that.
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Author: Fred
Date: 2002-04-22 01:52
No problem - my response was for my enlightenment as well as yours. I am constantly learning more about clarinet things I "thought" I knew, but found out I didn't have it straight after all. I would LOVE to know EXACTLY when King marketed SML clarinets, but I've never seen anyone speak authoritatively on that.
I'd love to have a great history from the last 75 years of clarinet making outlining who made what when . . . and what it was like. Information seems to disappear quickly among instrument manufacturers and players alike. I believe that people in the internet age are much more particular about information than we were 20-30-40-50 years ago. Hope so anyway.
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