Silva-Bet, the Glossary
Silva-Bet is a trade name used by the Cundy-Bettoney company, a woodwind maker and distributor in Boston, Massachusetts.[1]
Table of Contents
15 relations: Alloy, Boehm system (clarinet), Boston, Buescher Band Instrument Company, C. G. Conn, Clarinet, Contra-alto clarinet, Contrabass clarinet, Flute, Leblanc (musical instrument manufacturer), Nickel silver, Saxophone, Soprano clarinet, Telescoping (mechanics), Woodwind instrument.
- Clarinet makers
- Musical instrument manufacturing companies based in Boston
Alloy
An alloy is a mixture of chemical elements of which in most cases at least one is a metallic element, although it is also sometimes used for mixtures of elements; herein only metallic alloys are described.
Boehm system (clarinet)
The Boehm system for the clarinet is a system of clarinet keywork, developed between 1839 and 1843 by Hyacinthe Klosé and Auguste Buffet ''jeune''.
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Boston
Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.
Buescher Band Instrument Company
The Buescher Band Instrument Company was a manufacturer of musical instruments in Elkhart, Indiana, from 1894 to 1963.
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C. G. Conn
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Clarinet
The clarinet is a single-reed musical instrument in the woodwind family, with a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell.
Contra-alto clarinet
The contra-alto clarinet, E♭ contrabass clarinet, is a large clarinet pitched a perfect fifth below the B♭ bass clarinet.
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Contrabass clarinet
The contrabass clarinet (also pedal clarinet, after the pedals of pipe organs) and contra-alto clarinet are the two largest members of the clarinet family that are in common usage.
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Flute
The flute is a member of a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group.
Leblanc (musical instrument manufacturer)
Leblanc, Inc. was a musical instruments manufacturing company based in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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Nickel silver
Nickel silver, maillechort, German silver, argentan, new silver, nickel brass, albata, or alpacca is a copper alloy with nickel, and often zinc.
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Saxophone
The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass.
Soprano clarinet
A soprano clarinet is a clarinet that is higher in register than the basset horn or alto clarinet.
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Telescoping (mechanics)
Telescoping in mechanics describes the movement of one part sliding out from another, lengthening an object (such as a telescope or the lift arm of an aerial work platform) from its rest state.
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Woodwind instrument
Woodwind instruments are a family of musical instruments within the greater category of wind instruments.
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See also
Clarinet makers
- Backun Musical Services
- Benedikt Eppelsheim
- Buffet family
- Dietz Klarinettenbau
- Eugène Albert
- F. Arthur Uebel
- Frank Hammerschmidt
- Fratelli Patricola
- Friedrich Arthur Uebel
- Fritz Wurlitzer
- Heinrich Grenser
- Herbert Wurlitzer
- Iwan Müller
- Leitner & Kraus
- List of clarinet makers
- Luis Rossi
- Oehler system
- Reform Boehm system
- Schwenk & Seggelke
- Silva-Bet
- Stephen Fox (clarinet maker)
Musical instrument manufacturing companies based in Boston
- Aeolian-Skinner
- Boston Musical Instrument Company
- Chickering & Sons
- E. and G.G. Hook & Hastings
- Everett Piano Company
- First Act
- Phonoharp Company
- Silva-Bet
- Thompson & Odell
- Vega Company
- William S. Haynes Flute Company