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PAIR OF HAWKES EXCELSIOR SONOROUS CLARINETS, £1395 |
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These are a very rare and fine pair of Hawkes & Co. Excelsior Sonorous Martels.
This is the type of clarinet most closely asociated with Reginald Kell who reputedly recorded the
Brahms Quintet with the Busch String Quartet at Abbey Road, on a borrowed instrument of the 4000 S/N series.
I have been lucky enough recently to play test the pair Reg used and I can confirm that this pair are of comparable
quality. The m'piece which tunes this pair well, has no makers stamp but plays very easily with Vandoren 3 or 3.5 reeds.
In addition there is an original G. Howarth m'piece supplied but there is damage to the tip rail.
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