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Old Clarinets w/ pix

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2010-12-09 15:16

On December 12, there will be an auction in France of over 900 old instruments, including many boxwood clarinets. They're scattered through the list, but it's worthwhile to step through.

http://www.interencheres.com/ventes_aux_encheres/RESULT_vente_venir_1clic.php?rm=1&form_id_sscat=210&vue=liste&odb_a=dateorder&ss_a=asc&num_art=0.

I hope this is far enough from eBay to get past the prohibition.

Ken Shaw

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Re: Old Clarinets w/ pix

Author: donald
Date: 2010-12-09 17:30

Oh man, i want one of those German system "saxo-clarinets"!

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Re: Old Clarinets w/ pix

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2010-12-09 21:55

Only to hang on the wall, I think. I've tried a couple, and they were nearly unplayable.

Ken Shaw

Post Edited (2010-12-09 21:59)

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Re: Old Clarinets w/ pix

Author: Chris P
Date: 2010-12-09 22:06

There's a Buffet F alto clarinet (or basset horn to low E) in boxwood: http://www.interencheres.com/ventes_aux_encheres/enchere_illustree_1clic.php?clef_vente=201012110006&clef_etude=03001&clef_article=1058

... and a couple of basset horns:
http://www.interencheres.com/ventes_aux_encheres/enchere_illustree_1clic.php?clef_vente=201012110006&clef_etude=03001&clef_article=1057
http://www.interencheres.com/ventes_aux_encheres/enchere_illustree_1clic.php?clef_vente=201012110006&clef_etude=03001&clef_article=1054

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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Re: Old Clarinets w/ pix

Author: Klarnetisto
Date: 2010-12-10 02:45

Isn't that auction on December 11?

I've been looking at that one today. I was puzzling over the anonymous Piccolo clarinet in Ab "?"... I asked for the length, and it's 32.5 cm (12.8") with mouthpiece. As a proper Ab sopranino is 35.6 cm (14"), this must be a Bb piccolo clarinet. But looking carefully at the photos, as well as the low estimated price (80 euros) I'm beginning to think that this is more of a children's clarinet than a real sopranino. I think it might be plastic, and it looks somewhat crooked...

There's a Bb soprano Couesnon Monopole (no mouthpiece), their top-of-the-line clarinet, with a pretty low estimated price. I think there was also a full-Boehm Buffet with a similarly low estimate.

Only one metal clarinet, and a surprising one at that: Oehler-system, plateau keys, by G. Huller (who??).

Klarnetisto

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Re: Old Clarinets w/ pix

Author: Chris P
Date: 2010-12-10 07:39

There's a lot of distortion in the photographs makingn things look warped. The Ab piccolo might be a high pitch one, so it may be nearer a piccolo in A than Ab.

G. Hüller is a very well known German woodwind maker.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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