Metal (aka silver) Clarinets

[tjontheroad]

What would/did you trade for it?

I offered him my Martin handcraft alto.

Edited to add... I found this website link (previosly posted by you) on SOTW;

http://www.silver-clarinet.com/

Lots of good info.

 

[tjontheroad]

Here's a pic below. It doesn't look as bad in person. Sorry, it's not a "Chedeville Paris" as I'd remembered. It's a "Greville Paris". The engraving is very small. No serial # that can be found. From what I can get via search, it's a US Military import from France. Nothing I can find as to the original maker. It looks like Noblet stencil. That's a best guess. Plays in tune and sounds like, well... a clarinet ;-)

 

[tictactux]

It looks like Noblet stencil. That's a best guess.

Not, it's not. Barrel and ring between body and bell are (too) different. Plus, it's a one-piece body.

Plays in tune and sounds like, well... a clarinet ;-)

That's what counts, innit?

 

[tjontheroad]

Not, it's not. Barrel and ring between body and bell are (too) different. Plus, it's a one-piece body.

That's what counts, innit?

Are not the early Noblet one piece like these ones pictured here? It could just be a copy?

http://www.clarinette-metal.fr/galerie_de_photos.htm

 

[Shi-Ku Chishiki]

Oh My.. Oh My !!

I'm luving this picture-laden of silver clarinets: http://www.clarinette-metal.fr/galerie_de_photos.htm. Some of the instruments and case don't even look like they have been touched.

After looking at your photo it just took me the last half hour to clean up my keyboard where I had been drooling all over it. What a piece!

Shi-Ku Chishiki ShiKu.Chishiki@Gmail.com

 

[SOTSDO]

The "up end" Selmer horns all have the separate barrel, as seen in the gorgeous photos of the horns above. The key on Selmers is to look for the fluted barrel; that's the indicator.

I've decided that I'll look around a bit for a Bb Selmer barrel, but if I can't find one, I'll shoot for a complete horn and scavenge the part that way.

 

[Gandalfe]

Here's mine with the fluted barrel that Terry mentions:

 

[SOTSDO]

Just now, there is a metal Selmer HS* mouthpiece on sale on eBay. The owner is asking $500 or so in American money for it.

I made a $125 offer, but the offer was immediately rejected. It will be interesting to see if the item moves, or if I later get an offer to purchase at my price.

Too bad, all in all - it's even the right facing...

 

[Gandalfe]

Just now, there is a metal Selmer HS* mouthpiece on sale on eBay. The owner is asking $500 or so in American money for it.

I made a $125 offer, but the offer was immediately rejected. It will be interesting to see if the item moves, or if I later get an offer to purchase at my price.

Too bad, all in all - it's even the right facing...

My metal Slemer HS* mouthpiece plays for crap so I use a newer one and just show the original one.

 

[dream62]

orsi silver clarinet

The orsi silver clarinet actually It's very expensive produced, it's
2300 euros concerning the one piece body silver and 13000 euros the detachable model

 

[kevgermany]

This of interest?

http://cgi.ebay.de/V-KOHLERT-SONS-G...3174?pt=Brass_Instruments&hash=item19c5e13536

Odd ... Look at the keys by the bell. Wrongly assembled?

 

[Gandalfe]

http://cgi.ebay.de/V-KOHLERT-SONS-G...3174?pt=Brass_Instruments&hash=item19c5e13536

Odd ... Look at the keys by the bell. Wrongly assembled?

Wow, that venerable instrument has taken some abuse.

 

[Chris J]

http://cgi.ebay.de/V-KOHLERT-SONS-G...3174?pt=Brass_Instruments&hash=item19c5e13536

Odd ... Look at the keys by the bell. Wrongly assembled?

Very wrongly assembled! Bit of a lower joint / upper joint confusion going on there...

But the close ups are interesting. The left side C lever is on the upper joint, and looks like it connects to the LJ with the second of 2 bridges.

Chris

 

[pete]

If you're looking for a date for that one, it's about mid-1920's.

I'm rather surprised it's at $557 US, especially as it needs, well, EVERYTHING. There's also the patch on the neck. And the strong possibility of high pitch.