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Short story-Ebay clarinet

Author: senior
Date: 2009-07-15 21:20

I am not a pro Clarinet player. I just play with family and friends or by myself. I play an “A” Clarinet.
I wanted to add a Bb clarinet without breaking the bank. Something inexpensive like a student model. Been watching Ebay and bidding now and then. But the clarinets seem to go for a lot more than I think they are worth. Recently I bid on a Normandy Resonite USA model and got it for 15 dollars and change. It arrived a couple of days ago. When I opened the box, the stench gagged me. I retired the case to the garage. Paper work in the case shows it was repadded in 1984, so it is older than that but I don’t know how old it is. I washed what I could, barrel and bell, in soap and warm water. The body I cleaned with swabs and pipe cleaners damp with lighter fluid. All the cork was in place with no damage. One spring was out of place and it had one bad pad. I fixed the spring and changed the pad. A touch of key oil and then I checked for leaks with lights and fish skin. There was one small leak, that I fixed. It looks really good to the eye, shows almost no wear. The mouthpiece was a Noblet with a broken tip, which I sent to the trash can. I put on a Krass mouthpiece. It has a great tone and intonation is good. I don’t need the case, since my “A” has a double case. Not bad for $15.40 and 2 ½ hours work. I believe I got me a keeper.

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