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Author: FireSax
Date: 2005-07-19 03:24
Can anyone give an idea of the value of a 1945 Conn Base Clarinet in good condition. Here's the story...My sax instructor when I was in High School (I'm 46 now and he is 85) is selling off his stable of instruments. He recently sold a 1938 Conn 30M "Conquerer" Tenor that the readers of Sax on the web helped us determine the value of. He played professionally up until 3 years ago. In 1945, he purchased a Conn Base Clarinet for a big band job, and has used the Clarinet ever since. sorry, but all I can say is that it is Wood. I don't have a specific model name. I can get the serial number. Can anyone give me some idea of what this instrument is worth. Thanks to the readers of "Sax on the Web" we were able to get him a good price for his Tenor Sax. Thanks in advance for any help and advise.
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2005-07-19 12:46
It probably has a range to low E only (four as opposed to five keys for the right pinky) --- is that so? If yes, then it has very little value -- as modern bass clarinets need range to low Eb as a minimum (with range to low C preferable). Older Conn basses like yours routinely sell on that dreaded Internet auction site for peanuts. I have one myself, mainly for parts. If it's somewhat newer than 1945 it may be a regular low-Eb instrument made for Conn by Robert Malerne in Paris, who made 'stencil' bass clarinets, all of identical design (in either two-piece wood body or one-piece hard rubber body) versions, for literally dozens of brands including Conn, Olds, King, Linton, Evetter-Schaeffer, York, Lyon & Healy, SML Marigaux, etc. etc. Those are OK intermediate instruments, maybe comparable to Noblets, and are somewhat more valuable as they are usable instruments, but still aren't worth much.
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