Klarinet Archive - Posting 000483.txt from 2003/08

From: "Jim & Joyce (lande@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Klezmer? (and eBay horns)
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 21:18:01 -0400

Bill wrote:

>At $31 just about ANY Bundy would be QUITE a
>bargain. A Bundy that has just been serviced,
>however, would be worth $200 or more on the
>non-eBay market.

If I were looking for one, I would pay $200 for a Bundy that Bill restored.
I'm not sure that I would pay a lot more than $31 for one on eBay. To start
with, the typical seller knows a lot more about the case than the clarinet
that is inside it.

I am no shrinking violet on eBay. (Just paid $610 for a metal Buffet.)
However, I assume that everything I buy on eBay needs every pad & every bit
of cork and some springs replaced. But then, I count on being lucky and
that there won't be any serious problems. Sometimes there are. I have
bought horns on eBay which had just been repaired -- twice the sellers even
provided the repair receipts. But the horns didn't play well until I reset
pads, played with the adjustment, etc. One tech didn't even bother to oil
the keys -- some of the screws were already rusting in place. I am no Bill
H. in the shop. I am C+ quality, max. The point is, before you bid, you
should imagine how bad the overhaul can be.

Lelia wrote:
>Here's another reason to get your Bundy overhauled:
>If you ever play outdoors, you'll probably want a
>plastic clarinet

No no no. Not unless that Silva Bet you own has grown into an Electrolux.
Silva Bets are great for outdoors.

Jim Lande

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