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<p>[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 29986, member: 51"]CX, sometimes I should not be allowed out either, lol! (Fortunately there are the other days when it was good I was let out...<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />)</p><p><br /></p><p>I know a tiny bit about clarinets.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ditto on what Terry said regarding clarinets not aging well, but keep reading.</p><p><br /></p><p>I doubt the reeds are worth much just because those need to be in top shape to work, but maybe search "vintage clarinet reeds" under completed/sold to be sure. The box with individual holders is very cool. You never know what clarinet people collect, so check.</p><p><br /></p><p>These look like wooden clarinets, but if memory serves wooden ones do not age well in particular (although wooden ones are more expensive and desirable when new).</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm going to tell a little story about one time I purchased a used clarinet, might give a few ideas.</p><p><br /></p><p>My daughter was taking clarinet lessons in elementary school, and we were renting a clarinet for $35 a month. Back then I was new to the world of clarinets. In my collectibles/antiques search one weekend, found a very cool looking clarinet in its own case with some extra stuff in the case I didn't pay much attention to. They were asking $35, and I bought it without a second thought.</p><p><br /></p><p>The clarinet teacher groaned when she saw it -- beyond repair. Would cost hundreds of dollars to fix, better just buying a new one. But the teacher was interested in the other items in the case. Turned out that there was a desirable vintage Harrison ligature (the metal piece that holds the reed tight to the mouthpiece), and also in the box a vintage O'Brien crystal mouth piece. Both of those extras brought around $70-80 each on Ebay if memory serves, and I think I sold the clarinet/case for $20 for parts repair.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I would suggest having a good look in that box. I think I see one ligature at least. Not all are worth $ for sure, but it should have a name on it if it is beyond entry level and you might be able to search. Also some clarinet mouth pieces can be worth $, do you have a music store in town that could eyeball the clarinets, just give you an idea if anything might be worth following up on? Its a little hard to see, but not sure that all the pieces fit together exactly, might have some mismatched parts. Although as was mentioned, they don't age well, it isn't impossible that there is some rare kind in there that would be worth fixing up for someone, so if you had a music store that could help at least suggest if further research might be worth it, I'd try that.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe Komokwa's contact might have ideas, too.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 29986, member: 51"]CX, sometimes I should not be allowed out either, lol! (Fortunately there are the other days when it was good I was let out...;)) I know a tiny bit about clarinets. Ditto on what Terry said regarding clarinets not aging well, but keep reading. I doubt the reeds are worth much just because those need to be in top shape to work, but maybe search "vintage clarinet reeds" under completed/sold to be sure. The box with individual holders is very cool. You never know what clarinet people collect, so check. These look like wooden clarinets, but if memory serves wooden ones do not age well in particular (although wooden ones are more expensive and desirable when new). I'm going to tell a little story about one time I purchased a used clarinet, might give a few ideas. My daughter was taking clarinet lessons in elementary school, and we were renting a clarinet for $35 a month. Back then I was new to the world of clarinets. In my collectibles/antiques search one weekend, found a very cool looking clarinet in its own case with some extra stuff in the case I didn't pay much attention to. They were asking $35, and I bought it without a second thought. The clarinet teacher groaned when she saw it -- beyond repair. Would cost hundreds of dollars to fix, better just buying a new one. But the teacher was interested in the other items in the case. Turned out that there was a desirable vintage Harrison ligature (the metal piece that holds the reed tight to the mouthpiece), and also in the box a vintage O'Brien crystal mouth piece. Both of those extras brought around $70-80 each on Ebay if memory serves, and I think I sold the clarinet/case for $20 for parts repair. So I would suggest having a good look in that box. I think I see one ligature at least. Not all are worth $ for sure, but it should have a name on it if it is beyond entry level and you might be able to search. Also some clarinet mouth pieces can be worth $, do you have a music store in town that could eyeball the clarinets, just give you an idea if anything might be worth following up on? Its a little hard to see, but not sure that all the pieces fit together exactly, might have some mismatched parts. Although as was mentioned, they don't age well, it isn't impossible that there is some rare kind in there that would be worth fixing up for someone, so if you had a music store that could help at least suggest if further research might be worth it, I'd try that. Maybe Komokwa's contact might have ideas, too.[/QUOTE]
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