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Author: L. Omar Henderson
Date: 2008-04-18 18:16
I'm trying to piece together the history of the Chedeville Company for a historical monograph so I would appreciate any documented historical bits and pieces that you may have. My current enigma is Edward Chedeville. A friend just came into possession of an Edward Chedeville mouthpiece and I have documentation that he made mouthpieces in the early days of the Chedeville Company circa 1924. Anyone know his relation to Charles Chedeville? Vague references appear about Edward throughout the 20 year history of the Chedeville mouthpiece company but nothing substantial about his role in the company.
Thanks
L. Omar Henderson
www.doctorsprod.com
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Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2008-04-19 22:46
Doesn't Brad Behn have a bit of Chedeville history on his website?
Post Edited (2008-04-19 22:47)
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2008-04-20 01:12
Hi Omar- from a bit of "looking-around", prob. repeating your researching, yes, Brad has perhaps pursued the Ched farther than even Ben Redwine and www.Sterkel.org/clarinet and others from a Google Search for Ched mps. I looked in our library's Groves and found only the Ch's of the 1700's. So, best of luck, Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: L. Omar Henderson
Date: 2008-04-20 02:12
Thanks, - Brad Behn, Gregory Smith, and Clark Fobes who have been helpful from the mouthpiece nomenclature, hallmarkings, and identification angles. I was hoping to find someone who knows about some documentation of the people and Chedeville company details. I have researched the rubber manufacturing techniques, machinery, materials and conditions used to make the rubber both at Chedeville and similar rubber manufacturing companies that were peers in the 20's and 30's for my own recreation of the Chedeville rubber formulation. The three main characters - Charles, Henrie (who got blanks sent to the U.S. from Charles) and now Edward are less well described as the major and minor players in the Chedeville company.
L. Omar Henderson
www.doctorsprod.com
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2008-04-20 03:09
How about Edmond? I've had two old clarinets with his name on them. And I've got some Charles Chedeville reeds, not very good.
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Author: L. Omar Henderson
Date: 2008-04-20 11:21
Dave - were the clarinets Albert or Boehm system? If Boehm he is unrelated to the MP story.
L. Omar Henderson
www.doctorsprod.com
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2008-04-20 13:29
Velly interesting, All ! Making a "Blingo" search for Ched, I also found an EdMOND cl at NMM, so I'd suggest inquiries to Debbi Reeves, Al Rice, Shackleton collection, ?also other museum-collectors? for "bits-bytes" of info. Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: Bill
Date: 2008-04-20 15:25
Ken,
I assumed Alvin was talking about Henri, who lived in Phila.
Bill Fogle
Ellsworth, Maine
(formerly Washington, DC)
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2008-04-21 13:19
Sim. to Dave's comments, their NMM E Chedeville started as a 17/6 Boehm [I believe] and being in Rosario Mazzeo's collection, has many of his ?experimental? improvements. Debbie Reeves' [?] comment-description is very interesting, at least to me. Mps are not mentioned, but an inquiry might turn up some info. Incidentally, I searched both USPTO and Google Patents, finding only other, more recent, Ched names inventing in other fields. I also searched Canadian patents, nothing, but I'd suggest making a French, perhaps a German also, older patent search, since in the early 1900's, France was a "publication" [little examination before issuance] country [diff from US and DE]. Such a search might cost a bit !! Luck, Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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