!RARE! Wm. S Haynes Sterling Silver Clarinet !RARE! Start Price USD 6,000.00 Current Price USD 6,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 1 Buy It Now Price USD 7,500.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, June 30, 2008 End Time Thursday, July 10, 2008 Location Portland, OR See more about '!RARE! Wm. S Haynes Sterling Silver Clarinet !RARE!' Description Hello, I am selling (on behalf of my Grandfather), this very rare Wm. S Haynes B-flat Clarinet. The clarinet is in pretty good condition considering it's age. It has inscribed at the top: "THE HAYNES CLARINET/MADE BY/Wm. S Haynes CO./BOSTON MASS./33/PAT. APP'L'D FOR/REG'D TRADEMARK". The Clarinet is 100% Sterling Silver, (except for the corks and pads of course). The number 33 I believe refers to the number in the series it was made, (which I believe were only 334 clarinets ever from the Haynes Co.). The pads, springs and bushings are in excellent condition, original case, original reed container, and oringal wax included (mouth piece is not). All actual shipping costs will be payed for by the buyer (which will be determined upon a winning bid). I have more pictures at this link: http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b291/stauffer_503/Clainet%20Pictures/ , feel free to e-mail me as well as any other questions I might be able to answer for you. Here is a brief description of the entire series that were put out by the Wm. S Haynes Co. : The William S. Haynes Company began the manufacture of a double-wall, sterling-silver clarinet, based on the principal of a thermos flask, in 1926. The fabrication of this instrument continued until 1942, resulting in a total production of only 334 examples. It was the only time in the history of the Haynes Company that an instrument other than the flute was produced. The patent for the thermoclarinet was filed on March 19, 1926, and awarded patent number 1,715,162 on May 28, 1929. The instrument consists of two, hard-drawn, sterling-silver, seamless tubes, one within the other. The bore of the inner tube matches that of a regular wood clarinet. Similarly, the outer tube matches the exterior size of a wood clarinet. Between the two tubes is a one-eighth-inch air space. A small slide, or louver, is placed at the end of the body, just above the bell. This louver can be opened, revealing the inner tube and exposing the air space. When closed, the space between the tubes is air tight. Near the top of the body is a second vent. This consists of an extended tube covered with a metal cap that renders it air tight. When the cap is removed, the outer bore is opened and the inner bore is exposed to the air. The procedure to warm the clarinet is simple. The bottom louver is opened and the top vent cap is removed. The player blows warm air into the top vent, expelling the cold air through the bottom. After several breaths the clarinet is warm and the vents are closed to seal in the warmth. The barrel of the clarinet also features a double bore. It fits tightly over the top of the body forming a tuning slide. Nowhere on the thermoclarinet patent, nor in any advertising material or newspaper articles, is there any mention of Verne Q. Powell, co-director of Haynes at the time this instrument was designed. Yet, according to Powell, it was he who invented the warming device. So upset was Powell with this situation that he left the William S. Haynes Company, having worked there since 1913, to set up his own shop prior to July of 1926. Excerpted from Deborah Check Reeves, "Historically Speaking," The Clarinet 31, No. 3 (June 2004), pp. 28-29. Place a Bid!