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Author: weebeastie
Date: 2007-12-25 20:05
I tracked down the serial # 94554 for my Regent - Boosey and Hawkes, the chart said 1953 to 1954. 53 years old, the cork holding the pieces together is dried because they are loose. This dusty thing has wear marks right into the base metal of three keys, two by the top hand index finger and one down by the left pinky key.
This thing would have to have work done to it indeed. I'm getting ready to put it back into the closet for another 10 years and I got curious how old it was and if it was worth anything.
I've now got an idea how old it was and I heard years ago Boosey Hawkes were a dime a dozen. The mouth piece does not seem to be anything special a chipped Console by Selmers.
Is this instrument just a run of the mill clarinet?
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Author: b.roke
Date: 2007-12-25 22:04
hi - you can do a search on this site for other opinions.
the regent was B&H's student model and is not really special or desired. it would be great for learning how to repad and do tenon corks.
it is worth very little and is highly unlikely to increase increase in value, no matter how long it stays in your closet.
it is a good candidate to turn into a lamp - not that i would advocate such a thing.
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steadfastness stands higher than any success
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2007-12-25 23:02
And with a Regent of this era (early wooden bodied Regent as opposed to the later plastic ones) it's most likely to have the dreaded die-cast mazak ('pot metal' as it's often called on here) keys, so be very cautious if you have to bend anything as breakages can't be repaired by silver soldering (and B&H keys are hard to come by), though I haven't tried 'Technoweld' yet to see how successful it is in repairing mazak keys.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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