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All about Clarinets / Re: Raymond Clarinet Mouthpiece???
« on: December 29, 2022, 01:15:12 PM »
I think I had a Raymond clarinet at one point. As I remember, it was a stencil, probably of Malerne. Not bad, but not great either.
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All about Clarinets / Re: a very early C soprano clarinet
« on: December 29, 2022, 01:14:36 PM »
A half decade ago that would probably sell for $200 restored. These days, I have no idea. I haven't sold a thing on eBay in almost 2 years.
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All about Clarinets / Re: Dorn & Kirschner clarinet
« on: December 29, 2022, 01:13:54 PM »
There's a "rule" I've found where the more parts a metal clarinet comes apart into, the higher quality and higher price it will command.
There are one piece, two piece (come apart in the middle), and three piece (come apart at bell and two joints).
The real high end ones almost always come into three pieces.
There are one piece, two piece (come apart in the middle), and three piece (come apart at bell and two joints).
The real high end ones almost always come into three pieces.
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All about Clarinets / Re: a very early C soprano clarinet
« on: December 17, 2022, 09:02:33 AM »
Nice, I'd say that's definitely mid-19th century; the lack of rollers on the lower pinky keys sort of gives an upper bound of about 1890 or so.
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Dave's music video of the week / Re: Saxophone mouthpiece in clarinet’s barrel
« on: December 17, 2022, 09:01:35 AM »
well that's neat!
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All about Clarinets / Re: a very early C soprano clarinet
« on: December 07, 2022, 01:49:34 PM »I'm thinking I'll repad it. Do you think I should do a full refurb? I have ordered a case for it.
I would personally go ahead and do the works, IF YOU LIKE IT. I would gladly display that in my little clarinet museum as a really cool historical object. If you can do it yourself, then you'll save yourself the $200+ that anybody else would charge you for the service.
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All about Clarinets / Re: a very early C soprano clarinet
« on: December 05, 2022, 03:35:25 PM »
Dibbs, I wouldn't say WORTHLESS. There's definitely a market for museum-pieces, although one can not play that in almost any context, it is really neat as a historical object. I have a variety of worthless clarinets that have good monetary value due to rarity or other features, despite not being able to function as intended, in a ensemble setting. I guess you could always solo with these though
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All about Clarinets / Re: Dorn & Kirschner clarinet
« on: December 05, 2022, 03:34:15 PM »
I have not heard of that, but, generally, unless it's a Silver King, metal clarinets are worth less than $200 all-in, so it likely would not be worth the price.
Please post a picture, there's a possibility it could be special enough to be valuable
Please post a picture, there's a possibility it could be special enough to be valuable
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All about Clarinets / Re: Do jazz players favour double lip?
« on: October 28, 2022, 04:16:32 PM »From looking at videos of traditional jazz saxophonists, they almost always have the double lip. Clarinet seems to be half and half.This is 100% wrong. Double lip is extremely rare in jazz saxophone. Of the hundreds of famous players I'm familiar with, I can count on one hand the ones who played double lip at some point, usually due to physical problems that left them no other choice. Regardless of what you think you're seeing, most have their teeth firmly planted on top of the mouthpiece because that's what works best.
When I was a young tyke in middle school, the band director considered double lipping a crime, so I've always had that mentality.
I would expect the proportion of double lip in the jazz clarinet to be higher than in sax simply because it's a little more mainstream, but still fairly rare.
I would recommend double lip only to the few players who may experience serious discomfort in spite of using patches.
Hi lydian. Welcome to the forum.
You hit the ground running with your first post!
Dave may have been traumatized by his middle school band director, but he's not "100%" wrong. Single lip vs. Double lip embouchure is simply a choice. It is not for me to say which one is better than the other. I prefer double lip as it feels more relaxed and open.
I will need to recover from this injury
LOL
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All about Clarinets / Re: Do jazz players favour double lip?
« on: October 21, 2022, 11:51:00 AM »
From looking at videos of traditional jazz saxophonists, they almost always have the double lip. Clarinet seems to be half and half.
When I was a young tyke in middle school, the band director considered double lipping a crime, so I've always had that mentality.
When I was a young tyke in middle school, the band director considered double lipping a crime, so I've always had that mentality.
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Make and Model lists and research / Re: Model and year of my Buffet clarinet?
« on: September 27, 2022, 01:21:56 PM »
Pls post pics, real tough to tell for sure from limited data.
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All about Clarinets / Re: Unmarked Buffett Crampon?
« on: September 01, 2022, 11:54:06 AM »I agree it doesn't look Buffet.
Here's my handy-dandy ID guide
https://clarinetpages.info/smf/index.php?topic=1676.0
Although I don't think its as old as 1886, it is pre-1923.
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All about Clarinets / Re: Unmarked Buffett Crampon?
« on: September 01, 2022, 11:53:10 AM »
I agree it doesn't look Buffet.
Here's my handy-dandy ID guide
https://clarinetpages.info/smf/index.php?topic=1676.0
Here's my handy-dandy ID guide
https://clarinetpages.info/smf/index.php?topic=1676.0
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All about Clarinets / Re: Info for G. Rudolf Uebel clarinet
« on: August 17, 2022, 04:59:17 PM »
E550 seems a little much. They are very hard to find, but I don't know if I could justify that price point. I bought my G Rudolf Uebel, Reform-Boehm, for about $220. Granted, the bridge key is broken but that's a sub-$100 fix, placing it in the $350 maximum range.
I don't know much about these. I do know that they are pretty rare (at least in the US), and considered to be pretty good.
For your purposes, I doubt you could spend the $200 on a refurbishment (making it E750), and then still be able to sell for a profit. They're nice, but not THAT nice.
I don't know much about these. I do know that they are pretty rare (at least in the US), and considered to be pretty good.
For your purposes, I doubt you could spend the $200 on a refurbishment (making it E750), and then still be able to sell for a profit. They're nice, but not THAT nice.
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All about Clarinets / Re: What are some good literary works for BBb Contrabass Clarinet?
« on: August 13, 2022, 07:30:32 AM »
I'll get you in touch with one of the country's preeminent low woodwind experts.