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Author: Eric
Date: 1999-02-19 23:06
Hello everyone! I bought this awhile ago and had it serviced (new cork, pads, polishing, etc.). Wellll.... I never learned, and probably will NOT (I play guitar).
Anyone interested in making offers? Or can anyone give me a ballpark figure of worth? It has a real neat tweed case with red velvet lining. The metal parts are nickel-plated I think. I would guess it's from the late 1940's. I was told that worth would be maybe $500-$600. Is that reasonable? It's in good shape and has nice tone (for the split second that I can HOLD a note, at least!!).
Eric
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Author: Dee
Date: 1999-02-19 23:30
Eric wrote:
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Hello everyone! I bought this awhile ago and had it serviced (new cork, pads, polishing, etc.). Wellll.... I never learned, and probably will NOT (I play guitar).
Anyone interested in making offers? Or can anyone give me a ballpark figure of worth? It has a real neat tweed case with red velvet lining. The metal parts are nickel-plated I think. I would guess it's from the late 1940's. I was told that worth would be maybe $500-$600. Is that reasonable? It's in good shape and has nice tone (for the split second that I can HOLD a note, at least!!).
Eric
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I would consider this a rather high estimate of its worth. You can buy a new, low-end intermediate wood for only a little more than this. Used Buffet R-13's (a very popular pro horn) can be had for around $900 unless close to new. Other pro models such as Leblanc and Selmer will be less. There have been a huge number of clarinet makers over the decades, many of them made fine horns, but their sale value is somewhat low simply because they just aren't well known.
Of course if you are looking at value for insurance or replacement purposes, then that figure would probably be appropriate but you can't normally sell a used item for what it would cost you to replace it.
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