Author: Doug Leach
Date: 2020-10-05 21:33
Michael,
So the serial number list I've seen, which is likely the same one you've seen, goes back to 1952, starting with K3998. Now in the years immediately after that yearly production fluctuates, but in round numbers it looks to be about 500 /year, plus or minus. So that would put you back to about 1947, probably plus or minus a year, so 46-48. This is probably a reasonable estimate. Post-war production would likely have restarted in 1946. If production started more slowly in those first 5 years, your number could have been pre-war. There was no production from 1939-1945. So 1938 or earlier. There is a way to put a hard limit or how far pre-war. Prior to 1936, on the lower joint of the clarinet, what are known as the spatula keys were mounted on one shared post. Starting in 1936, Buffet separated these keys on it's professional instrument onto 2 posts. Lets assume Evette Schaeffer's were the same. So if the left hand spatula keys on your instruments lower joint are mounted on 2 posts, it was made no earlier than 1936. Sharing a single post would be 1935 or earlier.
As to quality. I think Evette Schaeffers were regarded as advanced student horns, or intermediate to upper intermediate horns.
Regards,
Doug
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