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 Why We Restore Old Clarinets ...
Author: Chris P 
Date:   2015-05-25 13:55

I've bought several old clarinets that would otherwise have just ended up stuck in some attic somewhere and never to see daylight, let alone get played again as they were considered by some as too far gone or beyond economical repair.

But as a fan of old large bore Selmers I have taken on the challenge and rebuilt them for my own use and enjoy playing them, even though the cost of the rebuild will have definitely exceeded the price paid (which to me is immaterial as what's the cost of a pro level clarinet nowadays?) and if I was to sell them, then chances are the price may not break even.

But it's not about cost - it's about enjoyment and giving these old classics a new lease of life as they will go on for a long time to come give the right treatment and understanding.

I was watching a programme about restoring cars yesterday and there was a segment where they were discussing 70+ year old Ferguson TE20 tractors and a farmer in his 90s still using his trusty TE20 summed things up nicely with this statement:

"Now, if I sold this now I could ask, we'll say, £2000 - £2,500. But if I was to do this up now it would cost me £3000. You don't do it in a sense of an investment, you do it because of the love of the damn thing. And you want to keep it going."

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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