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Boosey & Hawkes Symphony 1010 B Flat Clarinet, Whittaker Colection
Clarinets Direct is fortunate to count many of the world's finest players amongst our clientele, one such is the eminent Prudence Whittaker, who came from a family of famous British wind instrumentalists. This Boosey & Hawkes Symphony Imperial 1010 Bb clarinet is in very good condition, and is a commission sale for Clarinets Direct. This single Bb was bought new in 1963, and was kept as a spare Bb for Pru's main pair which was selected for her by the famous Brian Manton-Myatt, who had designed the 926 and 1010 clarinets for B&H. Clarinets Direct will be listing further clarinets from the Whittaker collection in the next few days. It is important to note that, in common with many top professional players, Pru had much after market work done, "including undercutting the tone holes and adding shellac in one or two tone holes" to improve intonation. Therefore all her instruments demonstrate exemplary intonation and are superior to standard production examples.
The Bb has matching serial nos. 229395 and has Silver plate in excellent condition. The wood is also in very good condition, with only a few slight marks, quite outstanding for a 60 year old instrument. All pads are tan leather in good condition.
The case is actually a B&H double and the m'piece is a lightly used B&H No.2 1010.