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Re: Authenticating clarinet

Author: Caroline Smale
Date: 2015-01-13 02:45

Yes that is clearly a B&H manufactured clarinet.
The N prefix, whilst not common, I have seen before and I suspect it implies some special aspect to the instrument. I have 1953 Emperor with N prefix and it also has a slight modification to the C#/G# key to provide an easier Ab/Bb trill.

The number stamped into the key was the way B&H identified each part during manufacture, each key has of course a different number.

From the style of the case (looks original of that vintage) I would suspect it is of the Edgware quality, the Emperors were shipped in a slightly better case.

Post Edited (2015-01-13 02:50)

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