Klarinet Archive - Posting 000225.txt from 2006/09

From: davis teselle <dteselle@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Question about value of clarinet
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 11:18:08 -0400

I am in the process of returning to the clarinet after 40+ years. I do
so now regret having let go of the fine Leblanc I had in my high school
days. I am looking at a Buffet thought to be 80's vintage but cannot
seem to find data to assess it's value (it has been fully reconditioned
by a reputable local repairman who is asking $450 for it) He says it is
an A-11 model. any guidance or opinion would be helpful thanks Davis
Te Selle

Kevin Fay wrote:

>Kimberly Paternoster asked:
>
><<<I have a Buffet S1 A clarinet that I'm going to sell. I purchased it from
>Pasquale Cardillo, my teacher at the time, and he played the horn in the BSO
>for a few years. It's a beautiful horn, but I don't see me ever playing in
>an orchestra again, so it's a shame to let it just sit in my closet and not
>be used.
>
>How much would this horn sell for? I am so far out of the loop on these
>things now, I have no clue where to begin.>>>
>
>The S-1 was popular in the late 1970's. At least here in Seattle, it was
>the hot horn to have. Bill McColl at the University of Washington had
>Buffet make a pair of them in boxwood; all of his students salivated
>mightily, as they were pretty indeed.
>
>As far as we could tell, it was an R-13 with the register vent moved towards
>the mouthpiece a few millimeters, making the 12ths better (but stuffing up
>the throat Bb - the inevitable tradeoff). Buffet has done this since on a
>number of their instruments.
>
>If Pasquale Cardillo played it in the BSO, it's likely a pretty good horn.
>
>Value? Check Ebay. Should be as much as a similar vintage R-13, plus a few
>added bucks because of its professional heritage. (This doesn't make it a
>better instrument - but some folks will pay more, so collect it).
>
>If it's pretty and the case is in good shape, I'd think you should get at
>least $1,000 for it, perhaps more. That's a SWAG, of course.
>
>Best of luck,
>
>kjf
>
>
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