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Rare Vintage Buescher True Tone Wood Clarinet 1920's H13293B
$ 192.72
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This is a rare Buescher clarinet, if the serial number guides are correct it is from the 1920's. Worked on by myself, with a restoration grade cleaning and repadding. The clarinet was in very good condition for the very vintage age. The wood has no cracks or repairs. The wood grain is tight and not dry. The wood had not shrunk.The rings are tight cannot be removed. No need of any repairs to the wood. The serial number is H13293B All keys are in great shape no damage to from former owners or hammer happy repairman.
It is from an era in which my friend used to call Buescher the wanabe Selmer company. I re-padded with bladder on soft felt, soft to me. Some may want to use leather or cork for a more unique sound. And unlike all of my repadding I used a shellac glue, not my standard hot shellac. I think that hot shellac glues better and some think that the clarinet sounds better.
But, they will be easier to replace to your liking.
I think the sound is similar to a Selmer.
I am one that had always liked to play vintage. I bought a new R13 in 1971 and only put about 10 20 hours, always went back to one of my many older clarinets. I will dig it up and sell it and have someone else brake it in.
I started repairing clarinets and saxophones in the early 70's to earn money while in school. learned from a man that was so good that people sent him their instruments from all over the states. Not to say I was as good as he. But I learned to do it the old ways like he learned from his father that repaired instruments for the San Francisco Symphony.
This clarinet like all clarinets will get better with play time. It comes without a case. When I got it the case was too bad so I throw it away and put it in a show box. Also, no mouthpiece. At this stage everybody has favorites suited to them.
I will also sell another 3 or 4 vintage horns in the coming weeks.
To me the three basic grouping of fans or sounds are Buffet, Selmer and Conn. Buffet for sweetness, Selmer for what I call the standard sound, and Conn for a jazz sound. So in my listing I will tell you what I "think" the clarinet sounds like. I will try to start at what I think the rarity and condition is a reasonable price.