![]() Holton - Collegiate Years: 1932-1979 Serials: 135. Holton - Revelation Years:1925-1980 Serials: 35. Holton - Rudy Weidoeft Years:1925-1932 Serials: 0. What was the Model 566 and 666 were they both Collegiate model types? Model Types, Years and Serial Numbers. And how to correctly identify model number with model type? Was the 232 a Revelation or a Stratodyne. ![]() Perhaps there are decent French-made Holton models out there waiting to be rediscovered.Does anyone known where to find info on the Model Numbers that Holton used ex: 230, 232, 566, 666, etc. I think it can be safely assumed that with its high serial number, the instrument dates from not long before the Leblanc acquisition in '64.Īlso of note: In the pre-Leblanc era, Holton, a longtime maker of saxophones, built the Collegiate clarinets themselves in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, but the higher-level Holtons were stencils marked "Made in France". Leblanc also ended Holton's in-house production of woodwinds not long after the acquisition, replacing them with models sourced from the Vito lineup. After the Leblanc USA acquisition of Holton in 1964, the "Frank Holton & Co." inscriptions on Holton instruments soon disappeared. ![]() The Holton Collegiate wooden clarinet you just reviewed looks quite vintage to me-early 1960's, I'd say. Collegiate model clarinets, whether in metal or wood, have not been held in high regard.but I think it would be fun to fix up a metal one someday. ![]() [Revision! Here is helpful information given by Greg Groleau: HOLTON COLLEGIATE: Owning a few Holton brasswinds, I've long held an interest in the clarinets Holton once produced. ![]() I also think that the style of wood and key work is like that which I have found in Czech makers. The serial number would fit into the Arley series for the year 1992. I am thinking that this instrument has characteristics like the wooden Artley and is probably new enough to be called a contemporary model. ![]()
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