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Re: C clarinet

Author: John Peacock
Date: 2019-09-18 13:44

I would look carefully at the mouthpiece situation. Modern C clarinets are designed to take the standard mouthpiece, so you can swap easily between A/Bb/C. But I believe it's the case that older instruments used a slightly smaller mouthpiece that is specific to the C instrument. If you have one of these, I'd hesitate before spending a lot on restoration. But if it tunes well with your normal mouthpiece, then $1000 doesn't seem unreasonable in the face of what a new Buffet C would cost. Assuming you are confident that your repairer can do a good cosmetic job with the cracks, you would probably get your money back if you later decided to sell it.

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