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Author: Koppel
Date: 2010-03-03 21:34
Hello everyone!
I´ve been following this clarinet board for a long time now.
So decided to join because of a little problem i came by lately. A local instrument repair-shop has a really nice Noblet 40 all restored and repadded, but...
The instrument has different serial numbers on the joints. What i mean is that the lower joint has been replaced by a similar Noblet lower joint, but its a couple of years newer according to the serial. All the other parts have matching serials with the upper joint. They actually told me that when i asked about the low price. Were they right to be frightened off? Or could this be a bargain?
Now i am really interested in that instrument and its quite cheap too so i was wondering is there a catch here? Could it mean problems in tuning or reaching the upper altissimo or anything like that. Any suggestion would be quite helpful about similar cases..
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Author: JJAlbrecht
Date: 2010-03-03 22:17
Best way to tell is to play it. If it plays well, it's a deal. If it doesn't, move on to another horn.
Jeff
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Author: Caroline Smale
Date: 2010-03-03 22:46
I agree with Jeff
its unlikely at the Noblet 40 price level that any significant tuning work is done on the individual instruments during manufacture so chances are that the "new" lower joint will match the upper joint as well as the original did
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Author: GLHopkins
Date: 2010-03-03 23:00
I agree with both Jeff and Norman. At the factory the top and bottom joints on instruments of this level are not "matched" other than someone reaching for a upper joint to plug into a bottom joint and then finding a bell and barrel for the two keyed joints. If the horn plays well go for it...especially if it is a bargain price wise. The serial number on one joint could be filled in, sanded and buffed so that it will not show if having two different numbers bothers you.
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2010-03-04 15:01
When you're talking about a Noblet clarinet you're not talking about the top of the line instrument to begin with so already it's likely to have some intonation problems and others as compared to a top line instrument. Even many of them have problems. Jeffs advise is the best, try it. Warm it up for a few minutes and use a tuner to see if it's at least reasonably well in tune. If it is, buy it, if it's not, don't. ESP http://eddiesclarinet.com
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