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Author: NHBCOS1-1
Date: 2017-07-24 22:48
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I came across an H Bettony Boston Silver Clarinet U.S. Army standard with U.S.Q.M.C. (I assume stands for US Army Quartermaster Corps)
It has a separate barrel that slide tunes. There is a Bb stamped between the "A" key and the Patent marking.
U.S. Patent # 1705634 (Filed in 1927) and serial # A384
UPDATE: there is the number 84 stamped under the left pinky keys.
After some research, Some sites say it is a Army contract procured Silve-Bet, but it seems the barrel of the Silva-Bet features a telescoping mechanism for tuning the instrument. There are at least two varieties of tuning barrel, one with a thick head and two slim rotating rings at the top, the other with a thin head with a single rotating sleeve in the middle. This one has a detachable barrel that slide tunes.
I'm looking for more info about the instrument. i.e. year of manufacture, actual model name (understanding that it might be an Army specific variant of a standard model.)
If you have a guess on value or quality that would be nice, but not really needed.
I like the horn overall and will probably replace pads for a fun project and see then if it goes in my collection or becomes a table lamp.
Post Edited (2017-07-24 23:29)
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