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Re: 1934 clarinet

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2016-12-02 08:34

Run away from any instrument you cannot test before buying. A reputable seller will at the very least let you deposit the price in escrow and permit you to cancel the transaction if you don't like the instrument for any reason, or for no reason.

Otherwise you may be stuck with something that's damaged, badly out of tune, or even at high pitch.

I have bought several older Buffets on eBay, with at best middling results. The sole exception is a Bb/A pair from 1908, which was encrusted with crud and which I recognized as unplayed instruments that had sat in a closet for 90 years. And for these, the price was so low that I could afford to take the chance. (They restored to beautiful players.)

Ken Shaw

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