Klarinet Archive - Posting 000882.txt from 1998/08

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] major decision
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1998 20:14:58 -0400

At 12:11 PM 8/29/98 -0500, Ed Lacy wrote:
>I haven't bought or sold any clarinets recently, but the above would not
>hold true in the case of oboes, saxophones, bassoons or flutes, and I have
>to be skeptical in the case of clarinets. For all the other woodwinds,
>what you say is certainly true for student and intermediate instruments.
>However, the pro horns tend to hold their value, and in some cases even
>appreciate in value. I know of someone who bought a bassoon quite a
>number of years ago for around $1,000, and who just sold it for over
>$7,000. Several of my students have recently bought used Selmer Paris
>saxophones for more than the original owners paid. And, I was offered a
>Powell gold plated flute about 30 years ago for $1800, but didn't buy it
>because I didn't have $1800 at the time. The same flute would probably
>sell for over $10,000 now.
>
These are the EXCEPTION, rather than the rule. Sure, Selmer Mark VI's are
going for $3500 these days, but Jack Kissinger's quoted prices are, as a
general rule, closer to reality for all but a few highly favored models of
some instruments. Check out eBay and you can get a feel for it. Used
R-13's are going for $600-800 if I recall correctly.

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