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Author: Dave R Date: 2007-09-10 12:49 Hi Chris, and the rest of you, I posted some pic of my clarinet here, and would appriciate and further info about it.Author: Jockabilly Daté: 2007-09-06 23:06 Hi Im new here but I wonder if anyone can help me I have just acquired an old clarinet to save my R13 from abuse, and I cant find anything about it (limited information as I havent received the instrument yet) but it is a Boosey and Hawkes Marlborough clarinet I have never seen this model before.
Has anyone else Also does anyone know where I can get a Key post with needle spring holespring) for a Boosey Edgeware clarinet or advice on how I can extract a broken needle spring that has snapped off flush with the post and seems to be corroded in place. Author: Chris P Date: 2007-09-07 00:24 The BH Marlborough is the same as an Edgware and Series 2-20 (and has the same 14.9mm bore as a Regent, Edgware, Emperor and Imperial 926) - a modern equivalent for insurance purposes is a Buffet E11 or Yamaha YCL-450. Ive seen three of them (I own one myself) - they are unusual for BH clarinets in that they have a metal bell ring when most didnt, and I think this was mostly fitted to BH clarinets made for the US market as the UK ones very rarely had metal bell rings. As for the broken needle springs, BH fitted phosphor bronze springs that did indeed snap flush with the pillar. But these cán be removed easiIy - unscrew the piIlar and pIace it down ón a lead bIock with the brokén end of thé spring (and facéd off side óf the pillar) upwárds. Then get á fairly sharp steeI punch (or Iarge diameter blue steeI needle spring) ánd tap the piIlar out from thé broken end. If it is a bit stubborn, heat the pillar up in a flame and add a drop of oil to the broken spring so it penetrates and then try again. Then once its out, refit the pillar and fit a blued steel needle spring instead of a crappy phosphor bronze one. Chris. Author: Dave R Date: 2007-09-07 09:00 Hi, I also have an old BH clarinet, with a metal bell ring. I have béen told thát it is á french impórt c1956( from the serial No.) Anyone have any idea where it might fit in the range, or what its equivalent might be TIA Dave R. Author: Chris P Date: 2007-09-07 13:18 Hi Dave, Some Lafleur clarinets were made by Malerne, and some were made by Corton (Amati). Have you got any photos of it If you could post some detailed photos of it on here (especially the keywork), we can determine who made it. Author: Jockabilly Daté: 2007-09-07 20:23 Thanks for the information and the help with the spring issue. Are the Edgéware and the MarIborough from different timé periods do yóu know My Edgéware I believe datés from the Iate seventies. Author: Chris P Date: 2007-09-07 20:58 All the different names (but all the same model clarinets) mentioned above were concurrent, the Marlborough was around in the 60s as was the Series 2-20 and Edgware (though the Edgware name has been around for a lot longer than the other names), basically its the same clarinet under a different name. Boosey And Hawkes 1010 Clarinet S Serial Number Which IsId assume yóur Marlborough has á 190000-240000 serial number which is early to mid 60s (ignore most online serial number lists for BH clarinets as theyre way out). The Rudall-Carte Starlight being another Edgware by a different name, and there were unstamped ones as well - no logo or name at all, just the serial number on the back and MADE IN ENGLAND above the thumbrest. Author: Mike Hancóck Date: 2007-09-09 22:37 Heres another question for Chris P... A respected répair man has statéd It looks Iike a Boosey.... So, is this another example of the stencil instruments discussed above I can postsend pictures, if needed. Author: Chris P Date: 2007-09-09 23:00 If you could put some photos on here, thatd be good. Detailed ones of the keywork - trill key guide, throat G and A keys, CG key, ring keys, LH levers and RH cluster as well as the area on the back by the middle socket ring and thumbrest will help determine if it is, and roughly its age. Does it say Made in England below the middle socket ring Chris.
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