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Author: melizerd
Date: 2011-05-06 14:28
I have a PM clarinet I'm looking to find out more information about.
It is a PM clarinet with the name American Gloritone on the bell with several stars around it. It says L.I. City, NY also.
The serial number is GR3160B
I think that makes it a much later model from PM but I'm wondering if it's worth anything. It's been in my grandparents' basement quite awhile. The clarinet is in good shape with the exception of the corks and pads. It's a climate controlled basement so not damp.
Anything you can tell me would be greatly appreciated!
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Author: SteveG_CT
Date: 2011-05-06 17:56
I haven't heard of this particular model from P-M before. Is this a wood, metal, plastic, or rubber clarinet? Unfortunately most P-M clarinets don't sell for very much as the demand for them is pretty low. In "as found" condition most sell for $50-$100.
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Author: melizerd
Date: 2011-05-07 01:52
It's a wood clarinet.
I used to play so I was considering fixing it and using it.
Is it worth that cost to put into it?
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Author: SteveG_CT
Date: 2011-05-07 16:37
It's tough to say whether it would be work the cost of an overhaul. Most P-M clarinets actually play pretty well but I'd hesitate to invest money on an instrument unless I had an idea of how well it played or knew that it wasn't a student level instrument. The only other discussion I have seen about the Gloritone model was in reference to a metal clarinet and the consensus was that it was a student model. Chances are that your clarinet is a wooden version of that metal student clarinet.
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2011-05-07 20:42
The two P-M clarinets I have were well worth the effort of overhauling them (I can't say 'cost' of overhauling as I did the work myself). Not familiar with the "American Gloritone" model, though -- mine are an "Artist Model" and an "Empire State" (which are practically identical, other than the former being a full-Boehm and the latter a "3/4-Boehm", that is with all the bells and whistles except for the low-Eb).
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