

the current owner now faces an Inheritance Tax bill, and several of his clarinets are being sold through Clarinets Direct. The clarinet bears two Boosey and Hawkes ‘Imperial’ stamps. BOOSEY & HAWKES IMPERIAL 926 Bb CLARINET, 545 This good condition Imperial 926 Bb Clarinet has been professionally owned here in the Uk. The case is old, and possibly original, it still functions well and comes with keys for the locks. Fabricante: Boosey & Hawkes, England Modelo: Imperial 926 Afinação: Sib Sistema: Boehm (17 chaves) Barriletes: 64 e 67mm Bore: 14.9mm Corpo: Madeira ÉbanoChaves e Anéis: Acabamento em banho de prata (ainda original, com sinais de uso e de desplaque natural) Boquilha: Original, em hard-rubbe. The Mouthpiece is a stamped 926 mouthpiece and again in very good conditions. Try a 926 mouthpiece if you can find one, but my experience (as a clarinetist and mouthpiece refacer) has been that the stock B&H mouthpieces came with awful facings and were nearly unplayable without modification - based on about a half dozen of these Ive worked on. The clarinet bears two Boosey and Hawkes ‘Imperial’ stamps. The case is old, and possibly original, it still functions well and comes with keys for the locks. are 49691, which probably dates circa 1947 (See list for reference ). The Mouthpiece is a stamped 926 mouthpiece and again in very good conditions. There is no wobble or slackness in the regulation. Well they dont make any of those anymore.
#Imperial boosey hawkes 926 clarinet series
On two of the keys, there is a little wear to the plate, but overall the keys are in very good shape. The Imperial was regarded as the next one up from the Emperor in the Boosey & Hawkes series of clarinets. They were designed for military band use, across the Empire indeed. The bore and body are in very good condition there are no cracks, damage or wear, only slight surface marks. Sorry to contradict, but the Imperial 926s are pro, not intermediate. Though the older B&H instruments are great the new lines that Buffet is coming out with (Tosca, Divine, Legende) are definitely far superior (in theory) and far more expensive.
#Imperial boosey hawkes 926 clarinet professional
The Imperial 926 Clarinet was manufactured to the same standard as the Imperial Symphony 1010, both top of the range professional quality instruments. You should play on whatever you sound best on and can most easily play in tune. In 1934 the two companies joined together to form Boosey & Hawkes.This is a rare Boosey &Hawkes 926 Imperial Bb Clarinet, in ebonite circa 1947. A Pair of lovely Clarinets, a Boosey & Hawkes 926 Imperial (Wood 1952) and a B&H Emperor (Wood 1970s) the Imperial has just been re corked and checked over.

The first "reed" instruments were made in 1879. International Shipping 100. Accomplished: cleaning, hydration, replace pad. The first flutes were made in 1856 after agreeing to build a flute designed by the Pratten Co. Boosey & Hawkes Imperial 926 clarinet in very good cosmetic conditionThere are no cracks in the wood and the keys/mechanism are also in good shapeThe. Boosey & Hawkes Imperial 926 Professional Clarinet 700 About This Listing Boosey & Hawkes Imperial 926 Professional Clarinet Made in England Perfect. They began selling woodwind instruments in 1851. was established by Thomas Boosey in 1816.


