Author: RWodkowski
Date: 2021-11-11 20:08
John - Of course the player must choose a pair when matching them, that is obvious, and one cannot go by serial numbers alone. However, the old Boosey clarinets were a different story. You didnt just show up at the Regent street store and pick up a pair off the shelf, these were made to order mostly. They were finished by one of the craftsmen, and then someone higher up would select the pair from small batches and deliver to the buyer. In Brymer’s book, he talks about Tschaikov walking into the Regent street store to pick up and test his new pair. I came to own that pair, and have to say that they were well selected, although finished by different craftsmen. Tschaikov may have had a few to try, but it seems in those days, at least in the 30s, players ordered and took what they were given. Somewhere in the BH journals is a photo of the man at BH who tested the instruments, I forget his name.
That being said, the quality of BH clarinets changed very slightly throughout the 30s, and even a year apart can be a fair difference between instruments. As with any manufacturing enterprise, especially with so few being made relatively speaking, little things changed along the ways. This is why it can be tricky finding a pair of pre-war clarinets that were from different periods.
Post Edited (2021-11-11 20:10)
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