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Author: Leeray75901
Date: 2010-09-24 20:43
My mother has a silver clarinet that has "Super One" on the bell. Was wondering if anyone has any info on this as I can't find anything on the net or any other words/numbers on the clarinet. She's had it most of my life (I'm 47) and was wondering maybe when it was made.. it's value.. etc. Thank you!
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Author: SteveG_CT
Date: 2010-09-25 03:06
It was probably made sometime between 1920 and 1950. The fact that there is no other information on the clarinet other than the model name suggests that this was probably a stencil instrument. The vast majority of metal clarinets produced were student level instruments and aren't worth very much. If you do a search on this forum you will find a few threads where the average selling prices of metal clarinets are discussed.
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2010-09-25 16:27
I think that's the big problem these days: a wealth of stuff to choose from and not enough reviews for each to estimate its rough value.
Think of eg the Yugo car. Everyone would sneer at it, yet if George Clooney would buy one, it'd be hip all over the place.
Monetary value - zip, forget it. Emotional value: you be the judge. Musical value: service it, play it. Probably good enough for marching or the odd solo where a "novelty" instrument must be displayed. (I use my chromed army horn for birthdays and the like)
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Ben
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Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2010-09-26 14:17
>> The fact that there is no other information on the clarinet other than the model name suggests that this was probably a stencil instrument. >>
Just to explain what that means: Large music stores often had their own, private brand names stencilled onto instruments made by major manufacturers. The lack of the famous maker's brand name makes these instruments monetary value very low. But, whether or not these play well depends a great deal on who made them and when.
Case in point: Aboiut 15 years ago, I bought a "Grand Opera"silver-plated C-Melody saxophone at a yard sale for $15. The owner said a music store employee told him it was worthless and refused to buy it. The case was a wreck, but the sax only needed a basic overhaul, so I bought it because I'd never overhauled a sax before and I wanted a cheap piece of junk to practice on so I wouldn't risk wrecking a valuable instrument. When I got the sax home and started working on it, though, I noticed some things: The engraving on the bell was beautiful and the style looked familiar; the patent date of 1914 was familiar; and the sax was made in Elkhart. And then I spotted the killer detail: teeny-weeny set-screws on all the key posts. That sax was made by C. G. Conn during the 1920s. It plays like a champ and I've still got it. So don't turn that clarinet over to a lamp-maker just yet....
Lelia
http://www.scoreexchange.com/profiles/Lelia_Loban
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Post Edited (2010-09-26 14:18)
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