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Re: Michael Lowenstern on a new Selmer Alto with critique

Author: John Peacock
Date: 2021-02-28 19:12

If you think altos are overpriced, try basset horns. Currently, Buffet charge more for one of these than they do for a low C Prestige bass. Admittedly, their alto is also expensive - about 80% of the price of a basset horn, or similar to a low Eb bass.

But the alto/basset differential grows markedly on the second-hand market. If you look at a respected supplier of good-quality used instruments like Clarinets Direct, you will expect to pay over £5000 for a Leblanc basset, whereas Leblanc altos, which are mostly very similar to the basset mechanically seem to be closer to £1000 - so you're paying roughly £1000 per note to get from low Eb to low C. I hope Mozart appreciates it...

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