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Author: mschmidt
Date: 2019-08-10 19:53
Two people (an English horn player and an instrument tech who knows the English horn player) have suggested/hinted that my favorite bocal might be a Symer bocal. Apparently, Symer put no distinguishing marks on his bocals. I selected the bocal from over a half dozen sent to me by the person who sold me my English horn, who posts here under the moniker "heckelmaniac." I prefer this bocal over the Tom Hiniker bocal that I also chose. Is there any way of finding out if my favorite bocal is in fact a Symer bocal?
It doesn't really matter too much if I know; my chances of finding another Symer bocal if I ever ruin/lose this one are slim. But I fantasize about acquiring the technical know-how to make identical copies of this one, and I'd like to know if I could call such a thing a "copy of a Symer bocal."
Mike
Still an Amateur, but not really middle-aged anymore
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Author: Hotboy
Date: 2019-08-11 07:18
I don't know about the bocals you have, but my 20-year-old Symer has an "S" on it.
Dane
Bay Area, California
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Author: mschmidt
Date: 2019-08-11 20:01
That's good to know. I suspect now that my repairman's idea that Symer bocals were "unsigned" is false. I now think that it's probably an old bocal from some minor maker who managed to get bocals right without a lot of fanfare--which was my original thought when I selected the bocal in the first place.
Mike
Still an Amateur, but not really middle-aged anymore
Post Edited (2019-08-11 20:07)
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