Arnold Dolmetsch 1974 24" KingWood Recorder BS3499 Serial #19539 Made in England

Description

Arnold Dolmetsch 1974, Three Piece, 24" KingWood, Recorder, BS3499, Serial #19539, Made in England, Comes in Original Box
Arnold Dolmetsch, Carl Dolmetsch and other Handmade Recorder Models
Older Dolmetsch Models
- older Dolmetsch recorders, whether made by Arnold Dolmetsch Ltd. under the direction of Dr. Carl Dolmetsch or made in the period 1978-1981 when the Dolmetsch family members had established a rival firm, J. & M Dolmetsch, or made by J & M Dolmetsch or Dolmetsch Musical Instruments, whatever the pattern originally used.
Dating Recorder
- To find when an Arnold Dolmetsch recorder was made go to the bottom of this page.
Arnold Dolmetsch Ltd.
was founded in 1936 to continue, in a formal way, the work begun by Arnold Dolmetsch in the early 1880s. In March 1978 the Dolmetsch family (Dr. Carl Dolmetsch and his twin-daughters Jeanne and Marguerite Dolmetsch) was forced out of the company and decided to set up a new family firm
J & M Dolmetsch
which started making instruments in September 1978. The original company,
Arnold Dolmetsch Ltd.
, weakened by poor management, collapsed in October 1981.
J & M Dolmetsch
purchased the assets of Arnold Dolmetsch Ltd. from their liquidators and it is that reunited business that continued the family's work under the name
Dolmetsch Musical Instruments
.
No matter when they were manufacutered, all Dolmetsch wooden recorders bear one of the following logos
1
.
Dolmetsch
set out in a semi-circle, containing the letters
J & M
, marked
made in England
have been made by J & M Dolmetsch or Dolmetsch Musical Instruments and will be marked with an unique serial number identifying that they are handmade and have been designed and voiced by Jeanne and Marguerite Dolmetsch.
2
.
Dolmetsch
set out in a semi-circle, without any internal letters, sometimes, but not always, marked
made in England
or
England
alone, have been made either
a
.
by Arnold Dolmetsch Limited, in which case they will bear a unique serial number (see the table below to identify year of manufacture); or
b
.
by Dolmetsch Musical Instruments, in which case they bear no unique serial number and are from our mid-priced ranges.
3
.
Dolmetsch
set out as a circle, sometimes including the words
made in England
have been made by Arnold Dolmetsch Ltd. and, in the majority of cases, have been voiced and tuned by Dr. Carl Dolmetsch or by other members of the Dolmetsch family. They will bear a unique serial number (see the table below to identify the probable year of manufacture).
4
.
Arnold Dolmetsch
set out as a circle, sometimes including the words
made in England
have been made by Arnold Dolmetsch Ltd. and, in the majority of cases, have been voiced and tuned by Dr. Carl Dolmetsch or by other members of the Dolmetsch family. They will bear a unique serial number (see the table below to identify the probable year of manufacture).
5
.
the letters
JMD
set vertically as in a cartouche have been made by J & M Dolmetsch, will be marked with an unique serial number, identifying that they are handmade and designed and voiced by Jeanne and Marguerite Dolmetsch.
The number
3499
after the letters
B.S.
set out as a
B
lying on its side over a triangle containing the letter
S
(also called the
'kite' mark
), sometimes including the words
Part 2A
, refers to the now discontinued British Standard for recorders. Reference to this British Standard appears on Arnold Dolmetsch Ltd recorders made during the 50s, 60s and early 70s.
Serial Numbers
We set out below the approximate date of manufacture associated with the serial numbers used by
Arnold Dolmetsch Ltd.
They should be taken as approximate to the extent that any particular number may have been made from two years earlier to two years later than the date given in the table.
Year
From
Year
From
Year
From
Year
From
Year
From
Year
From
Year
From
1919
1
1920
50
1921
100
1922
150
1923
200
1924
250
1925
300
1926
350
1927
400
1928
450
1929
500
1930
550
1931
600
1932
650
1933
700
1934
800
1935
900
1936
1000
1937
1200
1938
1400
1939
1600
1946
1800
1947
2200
1948
2600
1949
3000
1950
3400
1951
3900
1952
4400
1953
4900
1954
5400
1955
5900
1956
6400
1957
7000
1958
7600
1959
8200
1960
8800
1961
9400
1962
10000
1963
10600
1964
11400
1965
12200
1966
13000
1967
13800
1968
14600
1969
15400
1970
16200
1971
17000
1972
17800
1973
18600
1974
19400
1975
20200
1976
21000
1977
22000
1978
23000
1979
24000
1980/81
25000+
Only a few recorders were made between 1939 and 1946.