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Author: celcsl
Date: 2013-06-10 05:32
I bought a clarinet which comes in an arched small zip up back pack stile case both of which are labelled Harrison. I can't find a Harrison clarinet anywhere on the Internet to see if it was worth what I paid or where and when it was made apart from finding a few adds forHarrison ligatures. Can someone illuminate this mystery for me.
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Author: curlyev
Date: 2013-06-10 05:55
If you could post a picture, that would be helpful. These guys are great about identifying clarinets!
Clarinet: Wooden Bundy 1950s
Mthpc: WW Co. B6 refaced by Kurtzweil
Lig: Various Rovners
Barrel/Bell: Backun
Reeds: Legere 3.75
OKC Symphonic Band (just started this summer)
*playing 22 years (with a 5 year hiatus) and counting*
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Author: rtmyth
Date: 2013-06-10 12:18
At a TBMA convention about 25 years ago I met Harrison. We talked about mps (he bought my Chediville) and he said he was working on a new clarinet- the Harrison.
richard smith
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Author: clarinetguy ★2017
Date: 2013-06-11 14:22
You learn something new every day--I never knew Harrison made clarinets. I wonder how many he produced. Many people have tried, but it's not easy getting into the clarinet manufacturing business and competing against Buffet, Selmer, Yamaha, etc.
Richard, I also met Harrison at a convention for music teachers about 30 years ago. I was perfectly happy with my existing ligature, but he (or perhaps his wife?) convinced me to try theirs. They let me take gold and silver ones home for a trial. The silver one didn't excite me, but the gold one was excellent. To make a long story short, I'm still using that gold ligature today.
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Author: rtmyth
Date: 2013-06-11 18:29
Harrison traded two gold plated ligs for my Chediville mp. They are fine but some what fragile.
richard smith
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Author: celcsl
Date: 2013-06-12 13:20
I paid $80 at an op shop for it and wanted to know if it was value for money or just reflective of its lack of quality. I know you can't really tell without playing it and getting your hands on it but can anyone give an impression?
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2013-06-13 18:39
There is no guarantee a clarinet marked "Harrison" has anything to do with the Harrison who made ligatures decades ago. I'd bet even money the "Harrison" clarinet in question is a generic Chinese product.
Recall that the current "Kohlert" instruments are made in Asia somewhere (I've read that Vietnam is the source) and have absolutely nothing to do with the venerable Graslitz/Kraslice/Winnenden firm of Kohlert that went bankrupt in the early 1970s.
Asian-made instruments have swamped the market and they are sold under every name imaginable. Caveat emptor!
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Author: GBK
Date: 2013-06-13 19:08
David Spiegelthal wrote:
> There is no guarantee a clarinet marked "Harrison" has anything
> to do with the Harrison who made ligatures decades ago. I'd
> bet even money the "Harrison" clarinet in question is a generic
> Chinese product.
Dave is correct -
The "Harrison" clarinet is on the list of "Clarinets of Qustionable Quality"
http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=20&i=357&t=357
...GBK
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