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Quality and age of clarinet

Author: justme
Date: 2009-02-23 19:06

I have a Plastic Bb clarinet that was made by F.E. Olds & Sons and has Duro Tone stamped on the Bell. It is in a brown plastic case with a red interior. There's a piece of paper from a repair shop in the case with the serial # of 30629 ( I don't know if this is the correct serial # as I can't find it anywhere on the Clarinet!).

This Clarinet was bought around 1968 or 1969.

My question to you is just how good is this clarinet? Would it be comparable to a Yamaha YCL 250, etc?

And is it worth getting repadded?

"A critic is like a eunuch: he knows exactly how it ought to be done."

CLARINET, n.
An instrument of torture operated by a person with cotton in his ears. There are two instruments that are worse than a clarinet -- two clarinets

Post Edited (2009-02-23 19:09)

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Re: Quality and age of clarinet

Author: BobD
Date: 2009-02-23 19:41

Hard to say for certain without an examination and play test but I doubt it would equal the Yamaha you mention.

Bob Draznik

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Re: Quality and age of clarinet

Author: justme
Date: 2009-02-24 16:15

Bob:-,

Thanks for your reply.

I was thinking along those same lines...

That it won't be as good as a new yamaha student model.

Perhaps someone who's more familar with this year and model of clarinet will eventually respond.

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