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MATCHED PAIR OF TRIEBERT PLATEAU CLARINETS, £2495

These superb and ultra rare plateau Boehm system clarinets were made by Triebert, and are a commission sale for Clarinets Direct. This pair have a truly remarkable provenance: The instruments have been owned and played professionally by both Paul Harvey and Tony Coe. At one time Triebert were considered to make the Worlds' finest oboes, but they also had a long and distinguished history of clarinet manufacture. In 1849 they patented a "clarinette multiphonique" which was a combination clarinet in the keys of A/Bb/C. By the end of the 19th Century they had been taken over by Couesnon.
The design of both instruments is superb. The tone holes have been enlarged, so that there is none of the "stuffiness" which can be found on some other plateau makes. The large tone hole size is very reminiscent of a Selmer plateau C which was sold by ourselves some years ago: That was a similarly free blowing instrument. The Bb, S/N 2057, has some wear to the plating principally on the RH "pinky" keys. Like the A, this clarinet features "mother of pearl" touchpieces on the ring keys, and these are all in excellent condition. The pads throughout are finest Pisoni Tan Leather, again in "as new" condition. There is one old, repaired, pinned crack to the top of the upper joint, it is stable, and it has had absolutley no effect on the useability and response of this instrument. There is also an old solder repair to the register key barrel, see photo 11. Additionally Tony Coe has had a Kooiman thumb rest fitted to the Bb, and both instruments have recently been serviced at Howarth & Co. of London.
The A, S/N 2063, has had significantly less use than the Bb and is in exemplary condition for its age. There is virtually no wear to the plating, and the Grenadilla wood is in overall excellent shape. There is however, a repair to the top tenon of the barrel, which has been filled with a hardener, but the bore of the barrel has not been affected in anyway. From the look and style of key work, and the fact that both are stamped LP,i.e. A=440, these clarinets were probably made in the late 1920's or early 1930's. The Orly case is in good used condition, and there is no supplied m'piece.