Klarinet Archive - Posting 000318.txt from 2004/09

From: "Lelia Loban" <lelialoban@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Pair of metal clarinets for sale on E-bay. Said to be Sterling.
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 08:15:28 -0400


I wrote,
>Dan's thread header says, "said to be Sterling," but
>I can find no such claim in the seller's ad, which
>identifies both clarinets as silver-plated -- normal
>for metal Selmers.

Aad Overeem wrote,
>>I'm the lucky owner (found on eBay, like a lot of
>>other great instruments!) of a similair Selmer Bb
>>clarinet, and like Dan said it surely is made of
>>solid Sterling silver and a wonderful instrument
>>with a great 'dark' (;-) sound!

It sounds like a wonderful instrument; but Dan wasn't writing about your
clarinet. He was writing about the pair currently on eBay, which the
seller's ad *does not claim* are made of Sterling Silver. The ad specifies
that they're silver-plated. Since most Selmer metal clarinets are
silver-plated, I would assume that the seller's information is correct,
unless there's definite evidence that it's wrong and that the clarinets are
the much rarer Sterling models. What I wanted to know was what makes Dan
think these clarinets are "said to be Sterling." Said by whom? Has
someone observed a Sterling hallmark somewhere in the photos? Is there
some other positive information, or is this just a mistake in the thread
header? Sorry to be argumentative, but it's an important point to clarify,
because it makes a large difference in the value of the instruments.

Lelia Loban
America can do better: Kerry and Edwards in 2004!

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