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Re: Armstrong Bb Clarinet

Author: Chris P
Date: 2014-10-24 16:59

Sorry Rob, the 4008 is also a plastic clarinet and essentially the same instrument as the 4001 - it's just the accessories that were supplied with them that determined the model numbers.

I just found a load of literature on Armstrong and Artley clarinets and the only difference between the 4001 and 4008 was the mouthpiece and case they were supplied with - the 4001 came with an H. Couf Special mouthpiece and moulded plastic case and the 4008 came with a Vandoren B45 mouthpiece and wooden case, but the clarinets themselves were identical apart from the model number.

Pretty stupid if you ask me - why would a different mouthpiece and case demand a different model number for the same instrument? Mouthpieces and cases aren't the things that determine a specific model number stamped on an otherwise identical instrument as both mouthpieces and cases are likely to be changed anyway.

Same applies to the Artley 17S and 28S (which are the same instrument as the Armstrong 4001 and 4008) - the 17S has a plastic UMI mouthpiece and plastic case whereas the 28S has an ebonite Artley mouthpiece and wooden case.

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Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
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