[Tradjazz] "badged" musical instruments

[trevor rippingale]

Joe,
      Thanks for your help in this search for Gretsch clarinets. Sadly, the 
reference you quote is one I'd already looked up, and its not helpful. I'll 
keep looking.
          Trevor

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JOE [n3wtv] E." <joen3wtv at yahoo.com>
To: <tradjazz at list.okom.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 12:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Tradjazz] "badged" musical instruments


> trevor
>   check this out .this might help you in your search .baldwin bought 
> gretsch in 1967..........joe
>
>  http://www.gretsch.com/history/index.html
>
> trevor rippingale <trevrip at bigpond.com> wrote:
>  Dear fellow discussion groupers,
> S.O.S. for information : "badging" of instruments.
> I have a metal clarinet branded "GRETSCH" , Serial Number : 9243A
> I can't find any internet reference to clarinets being made by this famous 
> company, so I assume this must have been a marketing ploy having had them 
> made by another company, e.g. Conn, Buescher, Martin, King etc.
> Can anyone advise me please
> (i) whether this is so, which company(ies) actually made the instrument, 
> did Gretsch market other horns in this way as well, and if so in which 
> years ? Perhaps there may be a serial number catalogue I can consult ?
> (ii) the year of manufacture of the serial number above ?
> (iii) what other "badge engineering" took place with other makes, and when 
> ? I'm aware of C Melody saxophones branded "VEGA" and "WURLITZER". What 
> other firms might have done similarly, and for what sort of instruments 
> and when ?
> I'd be most appreciative of any information anyone can give me. I find 
> this a fascinating can of worms, and one I can't seem to crack open on the 
> internet.
> Trevor Rippingale (New Wolverines, Sydney)
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