Are you looking for a clarinet for your youngster who is starting out in band this year? You can go to a music store and get the cheapest plastic clarinet that is new and shiney and pay $200.00 or you can take that same $200.00 and get a really great sounding but older clarinet off of Ebay. If you know what you are doing, your child will never know the difference as far as looks go.
Find a boosey and hawkes on Gumtree, the #1 site for Clarinet for Sale classifieds ads in the UK. Boosey & Hawkes Marlborough wooden clarinet in excellent working order & cosmetic condition. Recently serviced Boosey and Hawkes Regent Bb Clarinet Serial No.454014. Burton, Dorset. Do the serial numbers match on the middle keyed sections? What condition are the pads and corks? Will it need repadding and recorking soon? What is the going price on Ebay for similar clarinets? You can find this out by going to completed auctions, but check for similar features as the one you are interested in buying.
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That same $200.00 clarinet from Ebay can look just as great as that cheap plastic new one. But you need to know what to look for to get your money's worth. You can get a great Selmer Bundy clarinet for under $50.00 and spend $150-$200 to get it repadded, recorked, and shined up at your music store and it will play great. You can send it to a repair person that operates from Ebay for under $100.00 but check his feedback to make sure that he isn't lying about his work. With any clarinet that you buy, always check the seller's feedback before you bid, unless you are within driving distance from the seller.
Ebay can only refund the buyer up to $175.00 if you do not receive the instrument or if the seller grossly misrepresents the clarinet and won't refund you back your money if you send it back to him. Amatissima Toni Morrison Pdf To Excel. If you pay through Paypal, keep in mind that any item comes under the $1000.00 protection plan only if the seller has a good selling reputation established with Paypal.
If it comes under the $1000.00 protection plan, you will see it in the seller's description. If it is not stated in the seller's information, then you are not protected. Don't ever buy a clarinet from a zero or low feedback seller or a feedback score under 98% seller, where the total is going to be over $200.00 because you are not protected over $200.00 in case of a fraudulant seller. What kind of clarinets are good to look for? Buffet, Yamaha, Selmer, Leblanc and Conn are good clarinets. If you are looking for clarinets because you are a collector, it might be fun to get a 50 year old clarinet and fix it up to see what it will sound like, but a newer one is better for a child in band. An old clarinet will be more likely to have cracks and keys that will be hard to find replacements for in case of broken or lost keys. The most important thing about a clarinet is that all of the pads have to seal and be air-tight.
Even one hole that is not air-tight will render the clarinet unplayable. A new shiney plastic clarinet that costs $60.00 might work for a week or two, but will probably not hold up as well as an older Leblanc Vito or Bundy. The clarinet has to play from the bottom to the top. The keys have to be properly padded and corked or the keys will clink when being played and be distracting. The keys also have to be properly aligned over the holes or the clarinet won't play so it can't have bent keys.