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Author: jim lande
Date: 2012-03-01 04:00
February 2012 eBay auctions for Metal Clarinets
Previous survey http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=140451&t=140451
Total auctions for Bb metal clarinets where there was one or more bid: 68 (much fewer than previous years)
Of these, about ¾ were made in the U.S.
The average shipping price was $14.
9 were pro models, with prices ranging between $207 for a Bettoney Silva Bet to $1237 for a low pitch Conn Wonder double walled Albert system with gold plated keys. (The latter is an extremely unusual item.)
45 auctions were for restorable student models. The average price for these was $59 – slightly lower than previous surveys. The price, including shipping was between $30 and $50 for a third of these auctions. 7 auctions went for more than $100. The highest price was $203 for a Whitehall with a brass body and silver plated keys. Some Whitehalls were made in the U.S. but I don’t know by whom. Several companies offered brass body/silver key student models, but they are much less common than clarinets with silver plated bodies.
An additional 6 auctions were for student model metal clarinets that were sold as restored instruments or that were described as playing well. The average price for these was $158.
People paid an average of $24 for student model metal clarinets that were damaged, missing keys, etc.
A Pedler Premier student model albert system model sold for $442. This is not the highly sought after pro Pedler albert model.
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