Author: m1964
Date: 2021-09-17 17:39
kerryklari wrote:
"I've been trying out a very cheap (€150 new via ebay) German system clarinet and I have decided that I prefer the fingering and would like to try something better. I'm reluctant to spend too much so thinking of something second hand - also via ebay. There are quite a few Richard Keilwerth clarinets. Judging by the prices, I assume they are fairly good quality. However, the company doesn't seem to exist any more. I think I read somewhere that it either merged with or was taken over by Schreiber, which in turn has been taken over by Buffet, so I presume somewhere along the way the brand became extinct. I have not been able to find out much information about them. Has anyone played them and, if so, would one be likely to be a decent 2nd hand purchase?"
Did you check German eBay website?
Buying from Schwenk und Seggelke would probably be "safer" than from eBay, if they have something that you like right now.
If buying from eBay, you need to budget at least $250-300 for possible re-pad -at least that was my experience, regardless of the seller's description "new pads and corks" because they were not new.
Post Edited (2021-09-17 17:45)
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