Klarinet Archive - Posting 000332.txt from 2004/09

From: "Aad Overeem" <aad.overeem@-----.nl>
Subj: Re: [kl] Pair of metal clarinets for sale on E-bay. Said to be Sterling.
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 19:05:31 -0400

Lelia,

OK, Thanks for your clarification! I see your point, perhaps Dan can explain
why he wrote "Said to be Sterling"?

Aad Overeem
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lelia Loban" <lelialoban@-----.net>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 2:14 PM
Subject: [kl] Pair of metal clarinets for sale on E-bay. Said to be
Sterling.

>
> 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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