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Re: Pre-1930s Clarinet

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2014-07-28 07:33

Your modern mouthpiece will probably fit. It looks like a pre-1900 clarinet. It doesn't have several keys that were on later instruments. Also, the "pistol holster" case is pre-1930.

Bring along your own clarinet. If the one in the window is shorter, it's probably at high pitch, which means that it can't be played with modern A-440 instruments.

The pads I can see look shot, so it's not likely to be playable. Try to play open G or throat Bb (using your own mouthpiece if possible) to check the pitch against your own clarinet.

Examine it carefully for cracks, particularly at the upper part of the top joint and the upper end of the bell. Run a dampened swab through and check from the bore.

The case is likely to be falling apart. Figure on getting a modern one.

The mouthpiece almost certainly has no value and is probably unplayable

It looks solidly built. Nevertheless, the price is high for an old, no-name instrument. I'd offer $25 for it, planning to settle at $50 if it's low-pitch, but no more than $35 if it's at high pitch, and even less if there are significant cracks.

Ken Shaw

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