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- Boosey & Hawkes Pre-War E Flat Clarinet
Boosey & Hawkes Pre-War E Flat Clarinet
This is a good condition Boosey and Hawkes Pre-War Eb Clarinet in Grenadilla wood, which is a commission sale for Clarinets Direct. The last owner being a professional clarinettist, now retired. This is an ultra rare instrument, it is the only example that we have ever seen. The Silver plated key work shows some wear, mainly to the thumb bush, there is also some surface tarnish. There are no cracks or repairs to the wood, which is in good condition, but there are numerous surface marks and scratches. The instrument has has just been partially overhauled in our workshop, and the pads are a mixture of new and old fish skin. The serial nos. are very hard to read but they could be 36256, which dates to the mid 1930's. The supplied mouthpieces appears to be a B&H original, but again the markings are so faint as to be impossible to read. However with this m'piece the Eb plays with a mellow, broad sound, and fine intonation.