Klarinet Archive - Posting 000073.txt from 2007/02

From: Steve White <bass.clarinet@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Selmer Low C Bass Clarinet
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2007 19:31:54 -0500

If the instrument is in great shape, then it is most likely worth it.
You have played it and not us though so it will be your impression of it
that matters. A question: Do you feel comfortable paying that for it?

I paid $5200 for mine 1.5 years ago and I consider that a deal. Mine
isn't a model 37, apparently it is a model 25/11 or some such. It is
still a fine instrument and plays well. The model 37 I had in college
was a better instrument in my humble opinion.(as I don thermally
protective vestments for that little comment) and wouldn't mind swapping
them when I have the financial position to do so.

Play it. The play it some more. Then ask someone whose aural opinion
you trust to listen to you play it. Then put it away for a fews days
and play it again. Conceptions change over time and your ears
impressions may be different later on. Also, try to be consistent about
your MP, ligature, and reed setup.

Hope that helps,

Steve White

Ed Lowry wrote:
> I have the good fortune to have on loan a Selmer Low C
> Bass clarinet. I
> play clarinet in a small chamber orchestra -- we play
> mostly for our
> own amusement, and our director, a retired music
> professor and
> professional clarinetist, offered to sell it to me, at
> a fair price, although
> neither of us know what that would be.
>
> He said he purchaed it a few years ago for $5500. I
> dont know the
> model number. Its professional quality, so that might
> make it a model
> 37. The serial number is E12xx. Ive looked on E-bay
> and various
> retail web pages without a great deal of success. Can
> anyone give me an
> idea of what fair might be, or how I might go about
> determining that?
> Its in excellent, but certainly not mint condition.
>
> Thanks for any help that might be forthcoming.
>
> Ed Lowry
>
>
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