Author: Ursa
Date: 2018-03-25 21:16
Hi, Sam:
1. A good used Selmer 1400B can be had for much less than $750. This model is an evolution of the Bundy Resonite Model 1400 clarinet that debuted in 1948. I found a Bundy 1400 in excellent cosmetic condition at a pawn shop for...drumroll, please...$35. I then had it serviced with pads and bumper corks replaced as needed, and the E/B rod swedged to put it into excellent playing condition, and had all of $90 invested. Seek and ye shall find!
2. I have a Backun MoBa and Fatboy barrel in grenadilla, as well as a Backun Traditional bell in cocobolo with voicing groove here in my studio. I also have a Ridenour Ivorolon hard rubber barrel, and a Doctor's Products Power Barrel. After giving all of these accessories a trial with the 1400, I concluded that it played best with its original equipment barrel and bell.
3. The 1400 played brilliantly and sounded gorgeous with a Grabner K-series mouthpiece and Vandoren Optimum ligature with the dual rail plate. If you upgrade anything, I'd give the Grabner K-series top consideration.
4. If your Mom's old mouthpiece was built from heavy ivory-coloured material without a black bite plate on the beak, it was almost certainly an old Selmer Goldentone. If it did have a black bite plate, it was likely a Brilhart Tonalin. Neither mouthpiece can hold a candle to what Behn, Fobes, Grabner, and Pyne are making today.
Cheers...
Greg
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