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 Offer to buy Older Normandy and Conn Director
Author: roel2008 
Date:   2005-01-11 17:01

I have an offer to buy a LeBlanc Normandy older model wood clarinet, and a Conn Director model wood clarinet for $90 for both. The don't have cracks. Is this a good buy or just a waste of money?
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 Re: Offer to buy Older Normandy and Conn Director
Author: BobD 
Date:   2005-01-11 17:12

Yes.

Bob Draznik
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 Re: Offer to buy Older Normandy and Conn Director
Author: roel2008 
Date:   2005-01-11 17:13

So this is a good buy?
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 Re: Offer to buy Older Normandy and Conn Director
Author: Don Berger 
Date:   2005-01-11 17:15

Sounds like a reasonable price for 2 mediocre, old cls, IF they are restorable. Both might make intermediate wood cls for advancing students, worth perhaps $100-200 each. Repairs might be costly! Don

Thanx, Mark, Don
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 Re: Offer to buy Older Normandy and Conn Director
Author: roel2008 
Date:   2005-01-11 17:24

Are these fairly good brands and models of clarinets?
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 Re: Offer to buy Older Normandy and Conn Director
Author: ohsuzan 
Date:   2005-01-11 18:53

They are not "pro" horns, if that's what you mean. They are student instruments. The Noblet is from LeBlanc. the Conn is from -- Conn!
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 Re: Offer to buy Older Normandy and Conn Director
Author: Bnatural 
Date:   2005-01-11 20:29

If all they need is an overhaul, or if they are even playable go for it... you can never have to many spares, they would be quite usable as a clarinet for amatuers/ advancing students
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 Re: Offer to buy Older Normandy and Conn Director
Author: Fred 
Date:   2005-01-12 01:13

But for the price of those clarinets plus the price of overhaul(s), you could probably do better. For instance, $45 for the Conn Director plus $125 for a cheap repad is $170. You can probably get a very nice Yamaha 34 in good condition for that price.
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 Re: Offer to buy Older Normandy and Conn Director
Author: roel2008 
Date:   2005-01-12 01:17

Fred you do have a point, and that is why I decided to not buy these clarinets. But, if anyone are interested in any of these clarinets, email me and I can get serial numbers and other information.
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 Re: Offer to buy Older Normandy and Conn Director
Author: DavidBlumberg 
Date:   2005-01-12 02:47

Good decision. You would have 2 very mediocre instruments even if they were in perfect working order.

The "wood wouldn't make them good". If they were in very good condition than it would have been a good buy, but the Clarinets still may not have been very good. The conn director model is a scary thought. The Normandy could have been ok.

I do doubt that you can find a Yamaha 34 in good condition for much under $350 minimum.
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