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Author: clarchick
Date: 2010-03-14 22:52
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I acquired the following metal clarinet and was wondering if it was worth anything:
C(or G)oudet
et Cic
Paris
B
LP
France
Picture attached, with more info. below.
Post Edited (2010-03-14 22:55)
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Author: clarchick
Date: 2010-03-14 22:53
The mouthpiece is a Goldentone T #3 with Martin cap and ligature. The serial number for the Clarinet is 28.
Post Edited (2010-03-14 22:54)
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2010-03-15 07:20
Well, you're lucky, it's a Low Pitch (LP) instrument that can be played in contemporary bands and orchestras.
Some googling suggested that Coudet was a product line procuded by Martin Frères, so it isn't just junk.
What about the "hardware" - any pieces missing? Silver plated or nickel?
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Ben
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Author: clarchick
Date: 2010-03-15 07:57
Thanks-It's all there, a couple of pads in need of attention but looks to be in pretty good shape. Looks like silver plated to me.
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Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2010-03-15 11:41
Martin Frère manufactured only student instruments, moderately priced and not of professional quality, but they're not junk. They're well-made. I have a 1957 Martin Frères catalogue and can confirm that Coudet was in the middle of the company's student line at the time. The cheapest clarinets in that 1957 catalogue sold for $119.50, the most expensive for $300 and the Coudet for $160 to $175. Since your instrument is an earlier one, those price comparisons may be irrelevant for it, because the Coudet brand might have been higher or lower in the company's product line earlier in the century. By 1957, Martin Frère was no longer making metal clarinets and offered only grenadilla wood clarinets (including the Coudets) in that catalogue.
The Goldentone mouthpieces must have sold well, because there are an awful lot of them around, but they're low-end student quality, with a poor reputation. I've got some old Goldentones that came with clarinets and saxophones I bought used. I'm only an amateur, but fwiw, the tone quality I got on the Goldentones when I tried them out was not exactly golden and I never play on any of them any more.
Lelia
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Author: clarchick
Date: 2010-03-15 15:11
Thanks for everyone who is sharing opinion on this. Seems like this one is pretty rare. In searching the net I can find numerous silver horns but none of this brand. Ebay has a wide range and the silver clarinet forum does too-still nothing for this one sitting in my dining room. I am admittedly perplexed as to what to do with the horn right now. I am a teacher, and hanging on to my house by the skin of my teeth. Was hoping this newly acquired instrument would be worth something to someone who will be able to use it. Would feel bad turning it into a lamp-seems a shame for an instrument that has lasted for a few world wars. Oh well.
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Author: GeorgeL ★2017
Date: 2010-03-15 17:19
"Would feel bad turning it into a lamp-seems a shame for an instrument that has lasted for a few world wars. Oh well."
As an alternative to having a metal clarinet reside in a case in a closet, you can easily make it into a lamp without doing any damage to the clarinet. I have such a lamp which I made from a garage sale clarinet that would need (at a minimum) some new pads and springs to be playable.
If a subsequent owner wants to return the clarinet to playable status, they can take the lamp apart (a piece of threaded lamp pipe extends through the bore of the clarinet without touching it) and the clarinet will be in the same shape as when I purchased it.
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2010-03-15 17:48
I think we should least try to play that instrument before converting it into a lamp.
Just because it isn't valuable in the market sense, it still might be "good enough" for certain gigs, and, who knows, maybe it's even better than that.
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Ben
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