 The Clarinet BBoard
|
Author: jbutler
Date: 2000-10-29 01:03
Check out this "low pitch" clarinet on eBay. Turns out to be an old Selmer New York soprano sax that isn't (more than likely) worth restoring. I thought some of you might get a kick out of it.
<P> Click her to view <A href="http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=481443111">item<A/>
J. Butler
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: Don Berger
Date: 2000-10-29 01:53
Sure is a "golden" oldie, J B, did I show you my 1903 Conn sop sax? This one [isnt that an alto sax mp?] looks even earlier tho its hard to compare keywork. I might try to test out his reserve, unless you or other readers want to! Could you give an estimate of restoring cost?? $3-500? TKS for the info. Don
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: jbutler
Date: 2000-10-29 02:12
Yes, Don I believe you did show me your Conn. Estimate....not without looking at it. I couldn't tell from the pics but it looked like the body was dented (bent). The tone holes are soldered and usually all of them have to be resoldered due to age. The bell flare is damaged...who knows. I thought the G# key was a little unique with the "typewriter" button pearl and the way it was hinged by the D and Eb key. No, don't care to bid on it at all.....go for it!
J. Butler
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: Dee
Date: 2000-10-29 11:31
Lots of times soprano saxes are labelled as clarinets and metal clarinets labelled as saxophones. I've seen flutes and oboes labelled as clarinets and vice versa too. People just can't seem to take the time to find out from a music store what it really is.
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: Don Berger
Date: 2000-10-29 14:33
J B, I looked over my 1903 Conn more carefully, it has individual hi and lo octave keys amd a "button" -headed G# key, however no "lines" on it for non-slip as I have seen on other oldies. Will consider bidding more out of curiosity than interest, since I have less than $100 in the Conn . Don
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
The Clarinet Pages
|
 |
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
