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Contra Alto Clarinet

Author: GAnders
Date: 2011-04-13 04:56

I am in the market for a contra alto clarinet and hoping that you guys can shed some light on a few questions
I will be playing it in shows and also concert band, interested in the wooden pro models

My question as regards the used Selmer (paris) contra alto's is is there great variation between models/years or with an overhaul can they all be expected to perform similarly? Are any year/serial numbers highly recommended?
Also I see that new they come with silver plated keys, but the used ones seem to be mostly nickel. Was there a time that this changed as standard or has it always been a finish option?

I was also wondering about Buffet contra altos, has anyone ever seen/played one? Do they ever come up for sale second hand?

and if anyone is selling a contra alto I would be happy to hear from you!

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