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| A fine example of an early Buffet R13. There is no damage to the wood, which is crack and repair free, with only minor scuffs and marks. The German Silver keywork has a nice shine. We have completely repadded in double bladder fishskin and the clarinet is covered by our 1 year warranty. The matching serial nos. are 45631 which dates to 1953, the fourth year of R13 manufacture. The case is in very good condition, and the mouthpiece is a brand new fine quality student model, medium tip and lay. |
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PAIR LONDON & PARIS PRE-WAR BOOSEY & HAWKES 1010 Bb CLARINETS |
£1395 |
| An extremely fine pair of B&H pre-war 1010 clarinets, which have been professionally owned and played. Bb: The matching serial nos., on all pieces, are 2024. In addition the rear of the lower joint is stamped "Bb LP 1240" I have been advised that some L&P were made in France and then re-bored and stamped by B & H. As this instrument has "Made in France" stamped on both joints it would support this theory. The clarinet is made from Grenadilla wood with ebonite barrel and bell. It is in immaculate condition, with good tan leather pads throughout. A: The matching serial nos. are 1353 and the instrument is made of ebonite throughout. The pads are a mixture of double bladder fishskin and tan leather all in good condition. The m'piece, original to the Bb, has been relayed by master craftsman Ramon Wodkowski, and is in excellent condition. |
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£3995 |
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It is a delight to be able to offer this incomparable pair of custom made, Frank Hammerschmidt, Boehm system clarinets for sale. Bb & A, bore size 15.00mm, silver plated keys, with offset C#'G# hole. Adjusting screws for lower pad regulation.6 Barrels: 59.0mm, 60.2mm, 62.2mm, 63.0mm, 63.2mm, & 64.5mm. 4 mouthpieces: [All measurements in 100/mm:mm] 80/27; 88/23; 96/24 [ 1010 curve] 90/24 [Viotto facing]. {For those unacquainted with Viotto's work he is widely held to be the finest mouthpiece maker for German style lays.} NB These m'pieces work with German style reeds. These instruments were bought new in late 1999 for DM14,600. The condition is pristine with just wear from careful normal use. A couple of pads have been replaced with tan leather, the remainder, possibly original, are white leather. I feel these clarinets would benefit from some minor regulation and re pad work, but they play superbly as is. The bore shine is immaculate as is the Silver plate. The intonation and response are impeccable. There is no finer pair of clarinets currently made.
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£845 |
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An exceptionally fine handmade clarinet by the renowned German maker, G. Rudolf Uebel. This instrument features an additional low G/D vent and has a superbly even scale and intonation. The condition of the wood [there is one minor chip to the outer rim of the upper joint tenon] and Nickel Silver keywork is very good. We have just completely repadded in double bladder fishskin. The clarinet is sold with a new K10L Woodwind m'piece, 1.10mm tip & 18mm long. The supplied double case is older, with some wear to interior and exterior, but fully functional. |
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£845 |
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A Vintage R13 with matching serial nos.49359 dating to 1955. The German Silver keywork is in lovely condition. The instrument plays very well across all the registers and has just had a complete overhaul in double bladder fishskin pads, it is sold with a 1 year Clarinets Direct warranty. The wood overall is in excellent condition for the age of the clarinet. I believe there is an old repair above the "A" hole to the wood surface on the upper joint, but there is no crack through to the bore, so I can't really understand why the repair was felt to be necessary [see photo 5]. The supplied mouthpiece is a good condition Vandoren 11.1. The case, while functional, shows some scuffs to the exterior and slight staining to the interior velour. |
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This is a Vito, by Leblanc, Alto clarinet in Resotone. This instrument has had a partial overhaul in the Clarinets Direct workshop in double bladder fishskin pads. Our work is guaranteed for 1 year from the date of sale. The keywork shows very little plating wear, it is around 85%. The crook & bell are in very good condition, with no dents or dings to speak of. The major part of the body is also clean, but there is a crack in the middle of the instrument which we have pinned & glued, see photos 11 & 12. Our 1 year warranty also extends to this repair. This may have occured because someone tried to take the instrument apart: Though this model, like their Bass, is made in 2 pieces, it is not meant to be disassembled! The serial no. is 6612 and the range is to low "Eb". The case is the original, in fair condition: some wear to the interior and some tape repairs to the exterior corners. The mouthpiece is the original Vito model.. |
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£495 |
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A good condition Buffet Crampon, Evette & Schaeffer E13. Just completely overhauled in double bladder fishskin Pisoni pads and sold with a full year's warranty. The matching serial nos. are B1816, which dates to the 1950's, an excellent period of quality Buffet manufacture. This instrument was hand finished and undercut, unlike modern E13's which are completely machine made. The keywork is solid German Silver, not plated, in excellent condition. The Grenadilla wood overall is in fair condition, with surface scratches and scuffs, there are also a couple of minor chips to the outer edge of the lower tenon of the upper joint and the lower tenon of the bottom joint [ see photos 4 & 5]. In addition we have filled and sealed a crack to the barrel, this repair is also covered by our warranty. The bell is a replacement, in good condition, stamped "Cadet" The m'piece is a Conn Precision, & the case a modern Protech with shoulder strap. .
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£645 |
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nice condition early pre-R13 Buffet which we have just entirely
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A unique opportunity for the serious player or collector. This is a superb condition early 19th Century boxwood D clarinet. It plays with a modern Eb clarinet m'piece but really needs a fine maker, such as Edward Pillinger or Daniel Bangham, to make a good reproduction. There are 7 salt spoon keys in total. The condition is amazing, there is no makers stamp, just " L , 2" underneath the A key. |
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£895 |
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A very fine Leblanc Alto just
overhauled in our workshop. There
is no plating wear to the Nickel Silver touch pieces. The crook
has some minor scratches but no dents. The bell, has a couple of
small dings and slight flattening to the bottom, none of which
affect the response. There is an old, banded crack repair to
the upper joint. We have checked this repair for sealing and all is
well. The matching serial nos. are 2928, and the range is to low Eb. The mouthpiece is a
boxed brand new Vandoren 5RV The case is worn, with some
repairs to the lining, but functional,
all the latches are working well.
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£695 |
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A fine condition Selmer BT which has just had
a full overhaul. The main body of the wood is in excellent shape for
it's age with no cracks or damage. There is, however, one hairline crack to
the bell, see photo 8. The German Silver keywork has a nice shine
with no play in the mechanism. The matching serial nos. are M5818
which dates to 1944. The
m'piece a B45 in fine condition & the case a Selmer tri-pack.
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£745 |
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An extremely fine Selmer Series 9*, which was marketed by Selmer as "pour la musique symphonique", the 9 was "pour le jazz et les varietes." The Nickel Silver keywork is good with only minor surface wear. The Grenadilla wood is in very fine condition for an instrument of this vintage, with no cracks or damage. The instrument has just had a complete overhaul in Pisoni double bladder fishskin pads & is sold with a 1 year Clarinets Direct warranty. The clarinet measures 15.10mm at the top of the reverse cone of the upper joint. The matching serial numbers are S3705, dating to 1960. The case is a newer Protech & the mouthpiece a Brillhart in ebonite.
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£645 |
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This is an excellent condition Buffet Master
Model, ME-13 Bb clarinet. This instrument was hand selected at the
factory and then "voiced" and hand undercut by a master
technician, see photo 12. These clarinets are as an R13, the
only difference being; slightly less good quality wood. The nickel
silver keywork is in excellent condition, no wear. The wood has no
cracks or repairs, the only tiny blemish is a minute chip to the
outer rim of the upper joint lower tenon, see photo 4. We have
entirely repadded and overhauled in double bladder fishskin, the
clarinet is sold with a year's warranty. The matching serial nos.
are D 36798. the original case is worn but functional. The buffet
m'piece, F2A 120, is in good condition.
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£1500 |
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A very fine pair of Selmer Series 9 Clarinets.
The Bb, W6959 has double bladder fishskin pads throughout in excellent
condition. The clarinet has no joint wobble. The Nickel plate is in
very good condition with only slight marks. The A has serial
no., V4315 & is in excellent
condition. The A has obviously had very little use, the plating and
state of the pads reflect this. Both clarinets show NO evidence of
cracks or repairs; the wood throughout is pristine
The case is a Buffet, of the period, in
excellent condition. The mouthpiece is a used Selmer HS.
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£495 |
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A Buisson Eb clarinet,
stamped "Milano". This instrument was probably made by
Orsi, the best clarinet manufacturer in Italy. It was professionally
owned and played here in London & is in excellent
condition. We have just repadded throughout in Pisoni double bladder
fishskin pads: The instrument is sold with a full years'
warranty. The case is a brown leather Buffet in excellent
condition with keys. The mouthpiece is the original in good
condition. This is professional standard instrument in Grenadilla
wood at a student price!
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£595 |
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Excellent condition Buffet Evette Eb Clarinet, there are no cracks or damage to the Grenadilla wood, minor scuffs only. The German Silver keywork is in excellent shape. Just fully overhauled, in double bladder fishskin, and sold with new Yamaha 4C mouthpiece and 1 year warranty. The serial no. is B3632, and the original case is well used but fully functional. |
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£545 |
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This Bb, S/N K2009, dates to around 1928. The instrument has just had a complete overhaul in double bladder pads. It is sealing well and responds easily, the Grenadilla wood is in very good condition for an instrument of this vintage, with no cracks or damage, this is one of the nicest K's of the old logo I have seen. The clarinet measures 14.9mm at the top of the reverse cone of the upper joint. The Maillechort keywork is in good condition, and well regulated. The case is a more recent Selmer Vanguard model in nice condition. The mouthpiece is a Selmer Goldentone. |
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£695 |
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An extremely fine Selmer Series 9 *.The 9* was marketed by Selmer as "pour la musique symphonique", the 9 was "pour le jazz et les varietes." The Nickel Silver keywork is good with only wear to the G# key, register key & thumb bush. The Grenadilla wood is in very fine condition for an instrument of this vintage, with no cracks or damage. The pads and corks are all good, the instrument will play straight out of the box. The clarinet measures 15.10mm at the top of the reverse cone of the upper joint. The matching serial numbers are Y4063, dating to 1974, which makes this one of the last Series 9*'s made. The case is a used Selmer Vanguard & the mouthpiece a Leblanc 2L in ebonite |
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£725 |
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An extremely fine Pre-War 1010 Bb
clarinet. The keywork is in excellent condition.
The Grenadilla wood is very fine, with no cracks or damage, the
interior bore has one of the best "shines" I have seen on
a wooden pre-war. The pads throughout are tan leather in good
condition. There is some clear adhesive tape around the tenon cork
at the bottom of the lower joint, this aside, all corks are in good
shape. The serial nos. are 34507, which are present on all pieces,
excepting the m'piece and bell. I have no reason to believe the bell
is nor original, the maker's stamp matches. The m'piece, however, is
a modern Ed Pillinger 1010 copy marked HL125, in "as new"
condition.
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£1045 |
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| A nice pair of Boosey & Hawkes Imperial 926 clarinets. There are no cracks or damage to the wood. The plating is good with only minor wear. As usual the Bb, S/N 429442, has seen more use than the A, S/N 361817. We have just completely overhauled in Pisoni Premium Deluxe Tan Leather, and the clarinets are sold with a full years warranty. The pair are supplied with a brand new Pillinger Custom 926 mouthpiece DOV 124 which means the pair tune and play excellently, this mouthpiece costs £120. The original case is in good used condition and the key is provided. |
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COUESNON C CLARINET |
£695 |
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| 22 | SELMER SERIES 10 Bb CLARINET | £695 |
| A fine Selmer Series 10 Bb clarinet. The Nickel Silver keywork is in excellent condition.. The instrument has just had a complete overhaul in Pisoni double bladder fishskin pads & is sold with a 1 year Clarinets Direct warranty. There is an old, pinned repaired crack to the upper joint, see photo 4. We have checked the repair over in our workshop whilst the overhaul was being done, and all is well. The Series 10 was a small bore classical clarinet, and marked Selmer's move away from Jazz clarinets. The case is an original Selmer & the mouthpiece a G Anello "C". |
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£695 |
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A fine Selmer Pre-Centered Tone Bb clarinet. The German Silver keywork is in excellent condition. The instrument has just had a complete overhaul in Pisoni double bladder fishskin pads & is sold with a 1 year Clarinets Direct warranty. The wood condition is very good, excepting a crack to the bell which we have filled and sealed in the workshop, our guarantee extends to this repair as well. The matching serial nos. are N1439 which dates to 1947. The case is an original Selmer & the mouthpiece a Brillhart 3*. |
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£595 |
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An extremely fine example of a Noblet
professional Eb clarinet. The wood is in excellent condition, with
only one small chip to the outer edge of the bottom tenon joint,
this aside there are no cracks or damage [ see photo 4]. The keywork
plating throughout is pristine, no wear. We have just fully
re-padded in finest Pisoni double bladder fishskin pads, and the
instrument is sold with a 1 year warranty. The serial no. is 13155.
The m'piece is a Vandoren 5RV in good used condition, there are
slight marks, but it responds very nicely & the original case is
also in very good shape.
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£845 |
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This is an excellent example of a YTS Tenor Sax in fine used condition. There are light scratches to the lacquer, mainly around the sling hook, and the bell. The lacquer is around 98% & the serial no. is 013790. All leather pads are in good condition. The m'piece is a Rico Royal B7 in nice condition, as is the case. |
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£845 |
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A 7 ring clarinet with articulated C#/G# mechanism made by
the last maker of the legendary Albert family. The German Silver
keywork is superb, very solid and with an excellent shine. The
wood is on the whole good, there are several surface chips: A small
surface chip underneath the C/G hole on the upper joint , a small
surface chip at the bottom of the lower joint above the bell tenon
ring [photos 7&8], a chip to the bell around the bell ring.
None of these affect the bore integrity and consequently in our
Clarinets Direct workshop it was decided to leave them as is. This
instrument was made in the late 1920's or very early 1930's as
Albert had moved to London by 1933 and this clarinet is stamped
"Made in Belgium". The makers stamp is clearly visible on
all sections except the barrel, which appears to be original because
of the tenon rings, it is very short, 57mm: Consequently an
additional barrel by J Gras of 64.3mm is included. The
case is in fair condition with some wear to the
interior lining, the handle has lost its leather
covering. The mouthpiece is in good condition and plays well in
tune.
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£425 |
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This is a good quality, entry level, wooden student clarinet, by Yamaha. The model which superseded the 34, the new 450, has a controversial "Backun" tuning groove at the top of the bell, which some feel makes the low E and F too sharp. This example is in excellent shape, with no cracks or repairs to the wood. The plating, Nickel, is also unmarked. We have just completely overhauled in double bladder fishskin, and the instrument is sold with full warranty. The serial no. is 002837A. The case is original, in good condition, and the m'piece is a brand new Buffet. |
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£825 |
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A R13 with matching serial nos.294963 dating to 1987. The Nickel Silver plate is in good condition. The instrument plays very well across all the registers and has just had a complete overhaul in double bladder fishskin pads, it is sold with a 1 year Clarinets Direct warranty. The rear thumb rest has been moved 5mm higher and this appears to have caused a crack up to the lower joint tenon, see photos 8 & 10. We have sealed and filled the crack. The supplied mouthpiece is the original Buffet Crampon as is the case, which, while functional, shows some scuffs to the exterior and slight staining to the interior velour. |
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£1145 |
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This is an excellent example of the Noblet,.
Professional model, Grenadilla wood Bass Clarinet. The
condition of the Nickel Silver plating is good, it is about 90%,
with slight wear on the ring touch pieces. The crook and bell are
both in good condition, with no dings or dents to speak of. The wood
condition over all is very good: there is, however, one crack to the
female tenon of the lower joint, which is an old filled repair [ see
photo 4]. Fortunately the crack doesn't go into the top tone hole,
so neither the bore or hole integrity are compromised. We have
checked for seal whilst doing a complete overhaul in Pisoni Premium
Deluxe Tan Leather Pads, and all is well. The Bass is sold with a
full years' warranty. The Bass has been well cared for, and played
professionally here in the UK for many years. The key to the case is
included, as is a good condition ebonite mouthpiece. In addition we
have fitted a floor peg.
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£675 |
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LEBLANC VITO BASS ARRIVING SHORTLY. A very fine condition Selmer Bundy Bass to low Eb. There is very little plating loss, the Nickel Silver is around 90%. The crook and bell are both in excellent condition with no dents or dings. This instrument has been entirely repadded in Pisoni Premium Deluxe Tan Leather by Clarinets Direct and is sold with a 1 year warranty. The serial no. is 51347, which makes this a modern later instrument. We have fitted a floor peg to the bell and will supply a new mouthpiece kit. The case is in good condition with only a couple of light scuffs, the interior is good. This is an excellent Bass clarinet & superb value for money. |
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£1395 |
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A fine pair of professionally owned
Symphony 1010 clarinets. Their former owner was bought these as a
gift by his father but then went on to specialise in jazz sax.
Accordingly they have seen very little use. The Bb S/N 508509 is in
overall excellent condition. There is one internal scratch or crack
to the upper joint bore which does not run into a tone hole, or
through the bore, this aside the wood is in excellent condition.
There is some tarnishing to the silver plate, as the pair has sat
unused for almost 30 years! but no wear. The pads throughout are tan
leather in good condition. The A S/N 513789 has excellent wood and
plating and is "as new". The original case in in excellent
condition & even has the keys. The m'piece is a Vandoren B45
re-bored to 1010 dimensions,
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CONN 444N Bb CLARINET-RESERVED |
£445 |
| A nice example of a Conn Grenadilla wood, wide bore, Jazz clarinet. The 444N features an interior bore of 15.4mm at the top of the upper joint, narrowing to 15.2mm at the bottom. This was Conn's answer to the Selmer Series 9. The wood shows minor surface scuffs and scratches but there are no cracks and repairs. The Nickel Silver keywork shows some tarnishing, but there is no major plating wear. We have completely repadded in double bladder fishskin and the clarinet is covered by our 1 year warranty. The matching serial nos. are B340112L. The case is the original, in well used condition, but still functional. The original cleaning manual is included. The mouthpiece is a brand new "Ideal Paris" HS** which, like the instrument, was made in the 1950's & tunes it very well. |
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£1595 |
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A exceptionally fine pair of Selmer Series
10 Clarinets which have both been completely overhauled, and are
sold with a years' warranty. The Bb, V5600 has cork on the
upper joint & double bladder fishskin pads on the lower joint. The
Nickel plate and wood are pristine. The A has serial
no., V0655 it is also in excellent condition with double
bladder fishskin pads throughout. The case is worn but fully
functional and the m'piece a used Selmer E.
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£775 |
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A near mint condition Leblanc Infinite A clarinet. This example has had one careful amateur adult owner and was last partially serviced in 2007, it has had no use since. The Infinite was one model underneath the Concerto, with which it shares the same bore, i.e. polycylindrical and 14.61mm. The main difference between it and the Concerto appears to be the Nickel Silver plated keys and non-adjustable thumb rest. This is a professional level A clarinet in superb condition, sold in the original excellent case, with keys. |
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£795 |
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An extremely fine CT A clarinet, featuring 7
rings and articulated C#/G#. This example is in superb condition, no
cracks or damage to the wood. The German Silver keywork is also
pristine. There are 2 original barrels stamped "L 2mm"
& "S 2mm" with all pieces bearing a Selmer stamp. We
have just entirely repadded in Pisoni Premium Fishskin pads with all
of our work guaranteed for 1 year. The original case is in fine
condition and the matching serial nos. are Q5178, which dates to
1956. The supplied m'piece is a Selmer E.
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£445 |
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A mint condition Earlham ESS 375BG Soprano Sax. This model is the top of the range Earlham and features a special anodized black nickel body which is then lacquered. It is supplied with the original Gold m'piece, with ligature and cap, and also a graphonite Rico m'piece with Rovner ligature and cap. Amazing value for money, as the list price on this model is £999, and perfect for a young beginner. |
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£845 |
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When the American investor, Michael Tolkin, bought Buffet in the 1960's one of the innovations he advocated was an expansion of the professional model range. The S1, Continentale, and BC20, where all attempts to make a more European "darker" sounding instrument than the R13. Eventually the BC20 evolved into the RC. This example, S/N F90363, dates from 1966, and is in excellent condition, with unmarked Silver plate and no cracks or repairs to the wood. We have just entirely repadded in Pisoni Double Bladder Fishskin pads. The instrument is sold with a brand new Buffet m'piece and in an excellent quality black leather, single A case. |
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£745 |
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An extremely fine Selmer Centered Tone Bb
clarinet. The Nickel Silver keywork is in excellent condition.
The Grenadilla wood is very fine, with no cracks or damage. The
instrument has just had a complete overhaul in Pisoni double bladder
fishskin pads & is sold with a 1 year Clarinets Direct warranty.
The clarinet measures 15.10mm at the top of the reverse cone
of the upper joint. The matching serial numbers are P8574,
dating to 1954. The case is an original Selmer & the
mouthpiece a Leblanc 2L in ebonite.
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07 February 2010