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Author: Rod Gentry
Date: 2016-02-08 15:30
Some time ago I bought a plastic Yamaha clarinet cheaply at an antique shop. I noticed that some fool had previously erased all the identification marks on the joints, but it played well. It still has YAMAHA Nippon Gakki inscribed on the bell and upper joint and a somewhat crude 11774 on the lower joint.
I'm guessing that it's a cheap earlier model, but I'd like to know if there is any way of identifying it from its shape, banding, or key positions, or something else?
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2016-02-08 16:41
Can you post some photos?
I saw what would probably be a very nice Selmer Centered Tone on the famous auction site that no-one dare mention - it had the LH forked Eb/Bb mechanism and was on sale for an excellent price. But all the logos had been completely and badly obliterated which is a real shame and there's no way they can be restored, short of cutting them out and grafting in donor ones which probably won't look any better. But I found a standard 17 key 6 ring Balanced Tone from the same seller for a little bit more which I bought to restore as a loaner clarinet for anyone needing a clarinet while I'm working on theirs.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: dubrosa22
Date: 2016-02-09 01:01
Serial numbers scratched out can possibly indicate a stolen instrument. I would never buy such an instrument personally.
The logo design and lettering font on the bell will help age the instrument. I do believe most of the plastic ones marked 'Nippon Gakki' (as opposed to 'Made in Japan') would indicate a YCL20 or YCL22 from memory.
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Post Edited (2016-02-09 05:59)
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