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 Alto clarinet revival?
Author: Noverbuf 
Date:   2012-03-08 14:30

I've been watching sales of alto clarinets on the famous auction site ;) for last couple months and what I see isn't in accord with the suggested prices in the most threads bashing or praising alto clarinets.

In the first group of threads it goes: 'Because they are so useless and unpopular you can pick up an alto clarinet on that auction site for peanuts'. The second group of threads says that because there is belief that alto clarinets are useless and unpopular we, the lucky alto clarinet lovers can pick up these wonderfull instruments on that auction site for peanuts.

The prices that are usually quoted for brand name alto clarinets in the corresponding threads are 'below 400, below 300, sometimes even below 200', the latter being probably close to a very big bag of peanuts.

My observations show that that's not true and most decent alto clarinets end up at $600 and up. Just today the Linton alto(probably mistakenly described as made by Noblet; actually Malerne?) was sold for $695 'Buy it now' after being listed less than a day. Many Leblanc altos with goose neck end up above $600 and a few at $1000 and even $1200.

Oh, one observation to add: the $200 to $300 tag that was referred to in the mentioned threads to my surprise is now more like a territory of plastic Bundies and Vitos in decent shape.



Post Edited (2012-03-08 14:38)

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