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Author: jem22
Date: 2012-05-28 06:12
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I have a Conn with markings of 282N, but I can't find this model on the internet search. Does anyone know if this is a common or rare model? Trying to decide if I'm going to put money into a restoration or not. Thanks!
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Author: SteveG_CT
Date: 2012-05-28 07:05
Interesting. This model isn't included on the list on the Conn Loyalist website ( http://cderksen.home.xs4all.nl/ConnNModels.html ) so it is probably a rare model. Most likely it is a variant of the 280N (Connstellation) model which was pretty much the last real professional clarinet Conn produced. Apparently this was the model that Artie Shaw endorsed (it is up for debate whether he actually played it or not as he retired right around the time it was released).
Most likely it is a pretty good clarinet. Conn clarinets have never really garnered much respect when compared to the French imports but their pro models were actually quite nice or at least the ones I've come across were.
As for whether it is worth investing in an overhaul that depends a lot on what you intend to do with it. Unfortunately it also looks like the instrument isn't currently playable (pads falling out) so you will need to roll the dice and hope that it plays well after an overhaul which will likely cost you $200-$300. The resale value after the overhaul won't be very high as there isn't much demand for Conn clarinets (most sell for <$500). If your intention is just to sell the instrument you are probably better off just selling it as-is.
If you want to actually play the instrument then you have to decide whether it is worth the risk to invest in an overhaul without having any knowledge of how this particular clarinet plays. You could get it overhauled and find out that it has some undesirable playing traits (lousy intonation, stuffy, etc.) or you could find out that it plays amazingly well. Chances are the result will be somewhere in between. Some jazz players hold the Conn professional models in high regard for having a good big band sound. Others complain that they don't have very good intonation (to be fair neither did the Selmer BT's of the day).
Post Edited (2012-05-28 07:06)
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Author: BobD
Date: 2012-05-28 13:14
Are all those little "set screws" present or missing??
Bob Draznik
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Author: Bill
Date: 2012-05-28 13:27
Shared pillar for G# and A! Wow. Unexpected!
Bill Fogle
Ellsworth, Maine
(formerly Washington, DC)
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Author: jem22
Date: 2012-05-28 14:52
Thanks very much for the advice. Your right, it doesn't play. It is a nice wood clarinet, I really wanted to hear it. I have a Conn 77 which sounded pretty nice and wanted to compare the two. I played years ago and just now getting interested again. I'd like to learn to do my own restorations, but fear I might be being a bit over zealous.
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Author: jem22
Date: 2012-05-28 15:04
@Bob - yes, I looked it over and it seems to have all it's little screws.
@Bill - sorry, I don't really know what that means.
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Author: Bill
Date: 2012-05-28 18:01
You can (roughly) date Buffets and Selmers by whether or not the G# and A keys shared a pillar, or post (a tech would explain this better than me). On your clarinet, the A and G# share a post, for a total of 3 posts between the two keys, rather than four.
Not important, really. Just characteristic of Buffets and Selmers made before 1945 (or so).
Bill Fogle
Ellsworth, Maine
(formerly Washington, DC)
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Author: Clarinetart
Date: 2015-09-23 21:32
Its total trash....send it to me:-)
I LOVE this model...should have extra tone hole on back for improved throat Bb
These are POWERFUL horns, intonation isnt a modern yamaha...but is very good. Certainly a pro horn.
I was on a Buffet R13...moved to Selmer BT and am now on the 282n
If you chose not to service it.. I might want to buy it as a backup horn.
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