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MATCHED PAIR OF TRIEBERT PLATEAU CLARINETS, £2195

These superb and ultra rare plateau Boehm system clarinets were made by Triebert, and are a commission sale for Clarinets Direct. 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. This pair have a truly remarkable provenance: Having been owned and played professionally by Paul Harvey. Paul suffered some health problems which necessitated switching to plateau instruments, initially he used these before ordering a custom pair of LL Leblanc plateau instruments, which were completed shortly before Leblanc sold their factory to Buffet. This pair have been used for many London sessions, most notably in Sid Sachs National Philharmonic Orchestra.
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.
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 the supplied m'piece is an excellent Morgan RM15.