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Re: Identifying a Whitehall gren. clarinet

Author: clonestar
Date: 2014-07-27 07:17

I did a trademark search on the "Whitehall" name as it relates to the manufacture of musical instruments. According to USPTO records, the name "Whitehall" (for musical instruments) was first issued or put into practice in 1946. I've located a printed advertisement for a Whitehall grenadilla student clarinet (1960) that was advertised (new) for $125.00 by David Wexler & Co. (as exclusive distributors) located at 823 S. Wabash, Chicago 5, Illinois. (The USPS was still using the old "zone" numbers at that time.)

The last registration date for "Whitehall" was in 2003 (the filing was submitted on 7/15/2002) by the Wexler Music Co. of Scottsdale, Az. Presumably, this is the same company that produced the ad in 1960 (relocated to Scottsdale, Az.) However, as of 12/19/2009, the USPTO lists the status of the trademark as "Cancelled - Section 8". This means that the registration was not renewed by the original filer within six years of the last registration date and was therefore listed as cancelled, under Section 8 of the applicable law, by the USPTO. I can find no historical records dating at or near the 1946 date when the Whitehall trademark was first issued for the musical instrument classification.

I have found listings of people offering the wooden Whitehall clarinet for sale on eBay (the latest one is listed for $120.00), but I can't seem to locate any serial numbers for any other Whitehall clarinets out there.

Don

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