Klarinet Archive - Posting 000240.txt from 2005/03

From: Jim and Joyce <Lande_family@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] 5 piece metal clarinets on eBay
Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2005 11:57:26 -0500

I have been taking notes on interesting metal clarinet auctions since
late 2002. Around 200 metal clarinets are suctioned each month, but
over 90% of these were student models. I have notes on 407
"interesting" auctions. Most of these were for pro soprano metal
clarinets. I also take notes on a few intermediate models, such as the
Bundy, on metal alto & bass clarinets, and on all albert metal
clarinets. I am sure that several dozen were the same clarinet listed
more than once. A few folks buy, fix up, try out, lose interest and
resell, or just buy & sell to make a profit. In any case, of the 407,
114 were metal soprano clarinets that came apart into five pieces.
Makers include Buffet (3), Conn(18 --including both double walled and
single walled -- the latter with a screw off bell), H.N. White (10),
Kohlert (1) Haynes (1) Leblanc (1) Selmer (59) Cousenon(1) Treibert (6)
Robert Siour (1) Penzel Muller (3) & Paul Dupree (1).and several with no
names.

I would be happy to details, including recent auction numbers.

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