From somewhere, (maybe it was my old clarinet teacher) I heard that you can wash a clarinet in warm water and soap.  Strangely enough, it works!  However, the clarinet I wash has some sort of foamy pad.  I do not recommend washing a clarinet it it has felt or leather pads.  I had a bad experience where I decided to wash my Artley flute, which ruined the instrument\'s pads.

Oh thats a good point.  The modern ones would probably be chaper in the long run, and much more useful.  I was just about to get a original boxwood for about 50 dollars (it was in a sorry state of disrepair... But that was a super low price even for a broken one!). Unfortunately, I ended up getting outbid by one dollar.  Sometimes eBay is really irritating

They are pretty oddball...  The hole goes right on through the key!  It is almost like the kind seen on open-hole flutes.

Some pictures of your plateaus would be awesome!  I\'ve only seen a few.  Always wanted one...

Hi, curious keys. Does the hole go right through the pad too or are they solid? I\'ve only seen solid plateau keys. I have 3 Malerne and a Noblet plateaux plus a load of junk ones. I\'ll try and post some photos.
Malcolm

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I had this thread on the old site, and I am bringing it back up.

So, basically, I have a strange clarinet.  It is unmarked, but it came in a Bundy case.  The odd thing about this instrument are the three plateau keys.  There is one plateau key on the third hole on the upper section; one on the lowest hole on the bottom section; and one on the thumb key.
Now these are not the usual plateau keys we see on full plateau system clarinets; rather, they are more along the lines of the first key on a bass or alto clarinet: it has a small hole in the middle.

Now, Bundy did in fact make a partial-plateau system clarinet, but the only one I have found a reliable picture of contains only the lower plateau key.  Mine has three plateau keys.

Any ideas?

Dave LeBlanc

Pictures are attached for your perusal.

Has anybody played a boxwood clarinet?  I\'ve heard that the warpage of the wood makes most unplayable.

Did they make It in Bb?  Or just in C and D?

Also, how much is a typical one worth?

Here is a list of all my clarinets in approximate order of acquisition.

19-- weymann varsity metal (non working)
2005 buffet b12 plastic
19-- (70-80?) conn alto plastic, with fourth left hand chalumeau lever
200- Borg wood grain plastic
19-- (50?) Lachapelle wood
19-- (30-40?) Lachapelle metal (non working)
1890-1920 three assorted penzel mueller albert system Eb wood upper section, hard rubber lower section, E clarinet wood lower section (junk)
19-- (40?) M lacroix wood (non working)
198- (?) Bundy semi plateau
19-- (30?) f. Barbier cousenon wood (thanks Phil!!)
19-- (80-90?) Vito resotone 3 upper section, v40 lower section (almost working)
19-- (70-80?) Bundy resonite (non working)
19-- (70-80?) Bundy resonite (work in progress)
1984 Artley 17s plastic (non working)
200- sky plastic (not sure if working)
19-- (30-40?) Paul Dupree grenadilla, with third ring ( work in progress)
19-- (40-50?) weymann varsity wood (work in progress)
1912? Brevetto Bottali plateau Albert system metal (non working)
19-- (60-80?) Bundy open hole alto (barely working)
19-- (70-90?) Vito alto clarinet, mismatched top and bottom sections (no working)
19-- (80?) Selmer open hole alto (should be working but doesn\'t)

Plus two flutes, five or so recorders, harmonicas, ocarina, Chinese folk instruments, etc


What do you think of my collection?  Insults and accolades are equally welcome!!

I think it would be fun if other list their collections for other
Members to check out!!

Dave Leblanc

Hey there!  I recently got a Selmer open hole alto clarinet (stupid thing doesn\'t play and I can\'t figure out why!!!     ).
I\'ve heard that the Bundy open holes were lower class beginner models.  However, Selmer has quite a better reputation. M
Question here is, is this Selmer any better?  


Dave LeBlanc

Wow!  Thanks so much for your information!  I thought for sure this was some obscure brand haha.
This example does Not have a covered thumb hole; it is open as per normal.

Also, this guy had a removable bell... Odd

Well, holding it with the bell flat on ground, the body curves a bit to the left and then back to center, to make a somewhat serpentine look!  Haha.
All the keys do work freely, all that are missing are pads and a few springs.  
There is one broken key, the one that closes the pad on the very very bottom ( I forget what that key is called...)

Could I have some more information about this metal
Clarinet expert?  I\'d love to get in touch with him!

Thanks,
Dave LeBlanc

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Oh yes, it does not seem to be silver (doesn\'t have the feel of silver, and my silver cloth doesn\'t shine it up).  So it is probably nickle

No, this is unbranded, all I know is that some Chinese company STL sold it!

Yes, actually, come to think of it, it does sound a bit more hollow than the other mouthpieces do.  I kinda like it!