I recently had the pleasure of restoring this wonderful old Bb clarinet that was sold with the Woodwind Co NY name on it.
For those of you familiar with woodwind instruments the name Woodwind Co will not be new, they are mostly known for hard rubber mouthpieces that are made from excellent high quality blanks, especially the old "Steel Ebonite" types.
But they had instruments made for them too, and this clarinet was in fact made by some small firm in France. I'm not sure who made this, certainly not Malerne (a maker of many stencils), but I can say it is of high quality!
I've had many clarinets through the shop this year and this one is up there with the best, even compared to top names like Selmer.
The wood is nice, tight grained, and crack free.
The key work is well wrought and comfortable.
It plays well in tune and has a nice quality to its sound, excellent really.
And of course it comes with the original matching Woodwind Co mouthpiece, this one having the G7 facing.
So there you have it folks, if you see one these come up for sale at a yard sale or Ebay, don't hesitate to buy, they are great clarinets, and honestly a real bargain for what they sell for.
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