Author: linda_loo
Date: 2005-06-09 16:56
First off, you guys crack me up (no pun intended), how we go from the very serious-information answers to the burning lips and lost brain cells.
Second, I ended up just asking the buyer if it arrived in the condition that I described it in the auction. He agreed that it was, so there is no longer any conversation between us on it. From what we did talk about, I think he just wanted more information on the instrument. Apparently, he is a dealer of some kind; not sure if it is only online or brick and mortar as well. I assume he wants to re-sell it... he has an account with Buffet and I believe he will be seeing Francois (who is currently out of town) in the next week or so. I don't know what the outcome will mean to the buyer, but I'm sure he is going to get Francois' opinion on the serial number stamping. In any case, he got it at a price that (even if it does have a replaced joint), he'll still make money on it. Initially, I was worried that this was going to be a problem sale, I was horrified that the instrument's integrity was being questioned and I wanted to know all I could about serial number stamping and replacement joints.
He wrote (and I am paraphrasing here) that in the 327,xxx serials, replacement joints often have alternating lopsided numbers and that he has often seen this on replacements. On my clarinet (which does have matching serial numbers, upper and lower joint), he has determined that the numbers were engraved one by one; that is why he thinks it has a replacement joint. I read that some of you have replacement joints with no numbers, but apparently this is something he has seen often.
As for if/if not it is a bad thing, I wanted to know because if it is in fact a replacement joint, I am bothered that the original dealer did not disclose this. I was a young college student at the time (1992), and I can't say if it would have made a difference to me at that time or not. Perhaps it is not the practice to tell a customer that it is a replacement joint... but I think it should be. Even though I realize that there is no guarantee that the upper and lower are from the same billet of wood, I still think full price should be for an instrument that has not had a replacement on the warrantee.
Thanks so much for all the great replies, I really appreciate it.
Post Edited (2005-06-09 16:57)
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