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Author: atwellt
Date: 2007-11-29 03:42
First I want to thank everyone in advace who replies to this post. I know everyone and their mom gets on here and tries to identify a clarinet they found in an attic somewhere, but I am really at my wits end. I cannot drive and I live in the sticks so this is my last hope. I have a clarinet that was bought in a lot and I cannot for the life of me ID it. It has a normandy crest on each piece with no numbers in above around over under the crest. I cannot find any serial #'s that match it 13272 is stamped on the bottom back of one of the pieces. I have discovered that it is a plateau model, but over and above that I have no clue. is it wood, plastic, resonite, what age it might be, is it a beginner, int? a soprano, bass, ?????? I have sent mail to the experts, of course i get the mailer demon box is full reply back. ARGH! I have pics....
Trisha
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Author: Iacuras
Date: 2007-11-29 08:12
From what I found, it seems that this clarinet was made before 1964, most likely in the late 1950's. It is wood, and in the key of Bb. It is an intermediate horn. Hope this helps your search.
Steve
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Author: stevesklar
Date: 2007-11-29 11:01
I have one exactly like that. SN # 14000.
mine is ebonite (plastic)
it's a student model - Bb soprano
made in the 50's probably
some were made full wood but I think they have the Normandy 4 emblem - same emblem with a 4 with it
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2007-11-29 14:01
Hi Trisha - I'm a ?lucky? collector of cls, but have only 2 of these plateaus, ser. #'s 33xxx and 34xxx, which I'd guess are 1960+ models, both plastic, perhaps ABS resin rather than [USA] Leblanc's Resonite. Seeing the "light-shine" on your pics, I'd say that yours is plastic also, and made earlier. Look carefully, partic. in "worn spots" to see if there is any wood-grain pattern showing. Both of mine are playable, but play poorly, quite "stuffy", prob. due to insufficient venting, a common plateau system shortcoming, showing up on mediocre alto and bass cls [which require plateau because of finger reaches etc]. Yours is a Normandy FRANCE model of Leblanc's line of Bb cls. I believe Leblanc still sells these, prob. intended for small-fingered beginners and others with finger problems [lost tips etc]. Look on www.saxmaniax.com which may have some ser. # listings for Normandys. If you have yours restored by a tech, ask him/her to "vent" it well, the "rise" of pads over the tone holes. Much luck, Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: stevesklar
Date: 2007-11-29 16:12
I don't have "authentic" serial numbers lists going that far back.
http://www.clarinetperfection.com/snclarinet.htm#SNNormandy
You can just guess by approximating it though based on annual production .. which would place it in 1963 or so (i said above a 1950's - i meant a 1960s for my plateau)
Steve
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