Ashantee Music & More. We are pleased to offer this rare, vintage clarinet! This is a Lafayette early Albert system in the key of C. It is marked “LP C” on the bell. The barrel has some glued cracks, but holds compression, even after playing it for a while, so I think it’s all good. I don’t see any chips or cracks on the rest of the clarinet, silver plate has surprisingly little wear if any. Unlike the other horns in this collection, it has not been overhauled in a while, and the pads are showing some age. A few have been replaced recently, I don’t see any that are damaged or frayed, and both joints hold compression well. Albert’s are not my forte, but I can figure out scales, and all the notes play properly across all the registers. This was owned by a playing clarinetist, and was played as recently as last year. Comes with a vintage Woodwind Educator G8 mouthpiece, and an old hard case I put it in just to protect it. This is from a large collection of vintage professional clarinets we acquired. They include Bb, A, C, and Eb, full-Boehm, and several different manufacturers. We are instrument retailers, not parents of a band student who found an old horn in the closet! Please see our perfect feedback for the hundreds of customers who bought instruments from us. We are always happy to consider reasonable offers on our auctions. 10% of most of our auctions support Ravi Zacharias International Ministries, whose primary mission is to reach and challenge those who shape the ideas of a culture with the credibility of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. However, we are experts in no field. Photographs are considered a binding part of an item description. The item “Vintage Lafayette C Clarinet, Albert System, low pitch, silver plate” is in sale since Friday, March 30, 2018. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Vintage Musical Instruments\Vintage Wind & Woodwind\Band & Orchestral\Clarinets”. The seller is “ashanteemusic” and is located in Dry Ridge, Kentucky. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Key: C
- Type: C soprano
- Body Material: Wood
- Design: Öhler/German System