Author: Dave Spiegelthal
Date: 1999-07-01 19:42
I've bought (on eBay) and fully restored/overhauled three of them (so far), all "The Edgware" models, a wooden one from 1945 (with the brittle pot-metal keys you mention), a hard-rubber one (1954, with cast keys of nickel-plated brass), and another wood one (1957, cast nickel-plated brass keys). The same model, three different years, two different body materials, two different key metals.
They all play really well, especially the 1957 wood one. So I'd say that the older Boosey & Hawkes clarinets can be either a wise purchase or not so smart, depending on the particulars of the individual clarinet. One thing's for sure, as Dee pointed out, they are cheap to buy! However, as always, Caveat Emptor.
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