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Re: Malerne Standard in A- worth getting?

Author: m1964
Date: 2024-04-23 01:04

Chris P wrote:

>... One player I had try it out compared it to his RC Prestige A
> clarinet and found it was pretty much equal to, or even better
> than it in some places. The only other A clarinets in this same
> price range were B&H Edgware, Noblet Artist and later the
> Buffet E11 - I haven't seen any Schreiber-built Evette A
> clarinets, although they may have offered them (which in time
> became the Buffet E11 A).
>
> I do regret selling it back then as I had some players since
> looking for an affordable A clarinet, although I did get good
> feedback from the seller who remarked on the quality of the
> work I did on it as most eBay sellers often sell things saying
> they had been recently overhauled when all they've had done was
> a quick wipe over with an oily rag and the pads are usually way
> past their best.
>

It does look very nice and I am sure it was a good player after you went over it.
eBay is a hit and miss (more the later)- all the instruments I bought from eBay were not as described. Some were grossly and knowingly misrepresented, some were not described properly because the person/shop selling them did not know how to check the instrument.
It's up to the buyer to ask specific questions if the description is lacking.
However, there are decent sellers and it is possible to find an instrument in good condition, described properly- it will not be cheap though.

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