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Help Identify Antique Martin Frères Clarinet

Author: K.yelle
Date: 2026-07-26 01:17

Hello! I am new here and wanted to post to help identify what I believe to be a steal of a deal. I purchased a Martin Frères clarinet on marketplace for $5 (!) and I believe it may have some significant value. I bought it to replace my low quality clarinet but didn't realize it was a different setup and will not work for me - so I'd like to sell it.

Google tells me the estimated age is Late 19th century to early 20th century (circa 1880s–1920s).

There may be one crack repair on the section below the mouthpiece, the mouthpiece is not the original, and it needs a major tune-up/ pad replacement.

Let me know your thoughts!!

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Re: Help Identify Antique Martin Frères Clarinet

Author: kdk
Date: 2026-07-26 06:27

K.yelle wrote:

> ...I bought it to replace my low quality
> clarinet but didn't realize it was a different setup and will
> not work for me - so I'd like to sell it.
>

My first thought is that this post really belongs in the For Sale section (the green rectangle near the top right corner of this page).

Karl (co-moderator of the BBoard)

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