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Re: Louis & Cl clarinets

Author: spage
Date: 2008-07-23 14:41

Langwill gives (excerpted) "Louis Musical Instrument Co. WW1 fl London 1923-p1940" and "1923 established with clarinettist Charles Draper [...] as director". Chris P's noted what firms they modelled clarinets and oboes on, Langwill notes "also flute, bassoon, tabor pipe". Bought by Rudall Carte & Co (who were themselves bought by Boosey & Hawkes in 1943/44), "most of the clarinets bore mark 'approved by Chas. Draper'".

I have recently acquired a non-matched pair, the Bb does not carry the mark (s/n 603) the A does (s/n 493). The Bb has a wider bore than the A. Being later instruments than IanH's they are "Louis & Co // Makers // London". Both are standard 17/6. They have their own mouthpieces (marked B and A) and I also have a third, also Louis & Co., m'piece which I am given to understand belonged to Alan Hacker when he had his pair, which I am also given to understand were stolen when he was abroad at some point (I can't remember if I was told when). They are indeed lovely instruments (as Chris P says, the workmanship is exquisite) and fairly rare (IIRC) amongst Boehm instruments of that (any) age, have rollers on the RH Ab/Eb and F/C keys.

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