Contrabass Digest

2001-08-15

Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 01:22:21 +0000
From: Robert Howe
Subject: [CB] Firesale Part 1

Hello all.

This was rejected as too large.  I will post in parts.  I am AWAY until 8/27, first comes are first served.

Robert

Difficult personal circumstances force me to sell horns from my collection. I will sell any of these, regretfully.

These are serious instruments, the prices are in line with curent sales. There is no junk here.  Serious enquiries only.  I will send photos to seriously interested parties, but will not just send photos of everything. I leave for vacation tomorrow and will collect responses, then send photos etc on my return August 28.  I guarantee condition and suitability of all instruments.

What does not sell to my friends on these lists goes on Ebay for the feeding frenzy of greed.  please don't make me do that.  You can help me pay my 1997 taxes and add to your collection at the same time.

Ciao,

Robert Howe
 

• A flute: Goulding (Soho) 7 key boxwood, ivory 1810s.  Excellent  condition, pewter plug keys, needs some adjustemnt.  In a 19 century box which is prob. not original.  Asking $1000
• A Musette: Musette, French, early 1900s, 6key.  Needs a cleanup.  $150
• A few oboes: Kohlert straight top, German system, 1920s.  Needs  a little work but is basically all there.  A similar oboe is for sale by a US dealer now for $1500.  $850
• LaFleur "military"  system to Bb,  London 1862-1917.  Needs only some adjustments.  Clearly 19th century by the keywork.  $850
• H Dubois, Paris, Systeme 6.  Plays nicely.  1920s $600
• Buffet-Crampon blackwood Boehm oboe, 1844-60.  Playable condition.  $1800
• An English horn: English horn Otto Moennig early 20c palissandre.  German system.  Plays wonderfully.  Original case.  Can be used or collected. $2800

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Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 00:56:59 +0000
From: Robert Howe
Subject: [CB] Firesale 2

Part two of my "We're-adopting-from-Korea-and-need-money-yesterday-for-this-and-also-for- the-penalty-on-our-1997-taxes-all-in-the-same-week-and-I-don't-like-to-borro -money" Firesale.

All clarinets are simple system (Albert) unless marked otherwise.  Numbers are (keys) + (rings)
 

• An Eb clarinet: Eb, Martin, 13 key, boxwood, original case, 1870s  $850

• A C clarinet: Key, London 6 key box, ivory,  brass 1805-58  NICE condition. $1000
• Another C clarinet: Anon, grenadilla, 10 key, late 19 century.  Needs claeaning.  $500

Lotsa Bb  clarinets:

• Gautrot (Paris) 13k  boxwood 1845-84  $800
• Mahillon (Bruxelles) 13key   boxwood 1836-1930   $800
• Thibouville 13k box/iv/br 1880s   Playable.  $1000
• Conn (Worcester)14 key+5 rings, patC#,plastic, 1890s.  A very early Conn. This is the earliest model plastic clarinet made.  $800
• Isadore Lot, France, Albert System, 1890s.  $500
• Anon, grenadilla 12+2, pat C# ca 1910, USA. Plays well.  $500
• M DuPont, gren, 13+4, pat C# early 20c, Albert.  Needs a little work.  $350

2 A clarinets:

• Gilmore, 12+2, pat C#, rosewood 1880s
• Rudall Carte, 12+2, rosewood late 19c

2 Bb bass clarinets

• Cabart, Boehm DR, palis.    1920-30s  To E.  Beautiful wood, plays well. $800
• Bb bass to Eb, Paul Gerard ( made by Selmer) 1930s.  Plays wonderfully. $1000

8  Bb soprano saxophones:

• Harmony (NOT Conn)  before 1917 171081, Ag (Ag is Silver, Au is Gold)  $750
• Pan Am (Conn)1920s P39329, Ag/Au   $750.  Plays like a mother-f----r
• Conn curved 1913,  Ag, high pitch.  Plays well.  $500
• Conn curved 25149 1913, Ag, Detach neck.  Worn.  Plays well.  $1000
• Conn curved 25155,  1913, Ag, DN, nice shape.  plays well.  $1200
• Conn curved 51588,  1919, Ag/Au, Fixed Neck, plays well.  $1200
• Bruno (Conn) cvd, P14408 Ag/Au, FN 1914-26.  Like new, plays well.  $1500
• Yanagisawa, lacquer double neck, high F# 1988-92.  Plays like a sonofabitch, a beautiful modern insturment.  $1950.

Mid and late 19century French alto saxos:

• Buffet-Crampon Ag 5060 1870s db 8ve, low B  $1300
• Lecomte 1870s d8ve, low B, Ag  $1500
• Dolnet Lefevre Pigis 1890s  db 8ve  $800
• H Corti, double 8ve, 1890s $800
• Couesnon 26642 db 8ve 1912 plays like new $1000

• A Grafton alto Grafton 12396 (plastic) in great shape 1950s  $2200

A baritone sax

• Eb bari, Halary/Sudre (Paris) 1870-90.  Double octave.  An early  copy of Adolphe Sax's model, at a fifth the going price of a Sax.  Needs a lot of work.  $800

Two tarogatos

• Tarogato "SB71" 13+2 early 20c  Plays.  $1000
• Tarogato Stowasser early 20c  Plays very, very well.  $2000

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