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Re: Boosey and Hawkes Clarinet

Author: Chris P
Date: 2012-05-24 01:57

My first clarinet was a B&H Series 2-20 which I bought from a junk sale in Texas for $7.75 back in August 1986. The serial number on that was 234701 and according to a B&H print-out of serial numbers it was dated at 1964-1965. I learnt to do all manner of repair techniques with this instrument and played it regularly until it got stolen from college (and the insurance paid out £555.00 which was the cost of a Noblet Artist back in 1989). The barrel was too short being only 66mm instead of the usual 67mm.

It's basically an Edgware with a metal bell ring - the standard B&H bells didn't have a metal bell ring (apart from the socket ring) but had a decorative slot turned around the rim of the bell flare. To my knowledge the metal bell ring was only fitted as standard to Besson clarinets (made by B&H which were Regent and Edgware stencils) as well as the B&H Marlborough and other models destined for export (of which the 2-20 was one).

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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