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Author: Ben Shaffer
Date: 2015-02-05 04:17
Well this may be a stretch, but I saw a Clarinet today at an Antique store and I'm interested in possible buying it.
The horn appeared to be somewhat old, but not really old.
It looked to be fairly well taken care of
I did notice what appeared to be a pin in the LH Section
The case was 2 tone and looked like the case of the Clarinet I first had circa 1960.
The horn had no marking of a maker on it. but it did have a serial number on one of the pieces in the 2000 range.
it also had a Pat Pending number on it.
The left and right section were blackwood.
Tthe barrel and bell were I believe plastic.
The mouthpiece had Selmer Goldtone written on it.. that said though it may not be a Selmer at all.
The left hand section had one brass tenon or maybe nickel, not sure, all the rest of the tenons were all wood
The keys were in pretty good working shape and the pads looked OK, but I'll need to take my MP down and try it out.
The Horn did not appear to be a Signet
With this limited amount of Info , and not having a Makers name, would anyone be able to give an idea of the maker and model?
They are asking $120 for it.
Any Info would be greatly appreciated!
Post Edited (2015-02-05 04:41)
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Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2015-02-05 17:58
Yes, a photo would help. The clarinet may not be in its original case and the mouthpiece (one that doesn't have a good reputation, btw) may not be the original. Also, if there's no manufacturer logo at all, I'd be suspicious that the instrument itself may be a "marriage," because different makers put their manufacturer information on different sections.
Sometimes a repair technician or a "junktiques" dealer will put together the best-looking parts of two or more damaged clarinets in one case. Maybe none of those sections happens to be one with a brand name. Take a close look at the shapes of the keys and the tenon rings. Do they match? If not, that clarinet is a marriage. Beware.
Most of those marriages need a divorce, because different manufacturers locate the keys and the divisions between sections in slightly different places, relative to each other. Often the bridge between the upper key-section and the lower one won't meet correctly, among other things. A clarinet pieced together that way from sections by different makers will rarely play in tune with itself, even if the overall length of the clarinet comes out right.
Lelia
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Post Edited (2015-02-05 17:59)
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Author: efsf081
Date: 2015-02-05 18:39
For a clarinet in unsure status, with the plastic barrel and bell, $120 is really too much for me.
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Author: cyclopathic
Date: 2015-02-06 20:31
> For a clarinet in unsure status, with the plastic barrel and bell, $120 is really too much for me.
could be ebonite.
Agree on assessment, $120 is very likely too much. The only plastic bell horns being asked for and may worth as much are Penzel-Mueller Empire and Bel Canto, but they could be found for less.
to OP: pictures please.
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