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Identification of Bass Clarinet

Author: Magicbean
Date: 2022-11-09 13:59
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I bought a used bass and this seems a good place to ask if it can be identified.

The bell has 'sold by Boosey & Hawkes' on it. The keywork seems to be nickel and it has a B&H mouthpiece (not sure which one - I guess it was from the original purchase but really no idea). I'm sure if it was an Imperial it would be wood and be a two piece body and say so on the bell?

It's a one-piece body non-wooden body which I think is hard rubber (it doesn't feel like that plastic B&H Regent Bb I used to have, but I don't have the experience to be sure - it seems .... denser - maybe).

The serial number on the bottom of the body is 35890 - if that were a B&H serial number it would make it about 1942 but I have no idea whether that would apply to a 'sold by' model. There appear to be no other markings on the body.

The case looks like it could be from that era too - guess on my part.

(It has been played regularly and seems to play well, all the pads, corks are fine. I took a repair man with me who also checked it over and could play it all the way up to higher than I can get on my Bb without a lot of difficulty).

I am attaching some photos - I have more if I know what detail might be useful.

Any clues as to what it actually is?

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