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2012-02-09 Clarinet - Selmer SPECIAL Clarinet:

Hi Mike,    Mouthpieces do get "blown out" over time so it's possible that your daughter needed a new one. I prefer the Vandoren M15 to the B45, though.  It's also possible that your daughter's clarinet

2012-02-08 Clarinet - clarinet date & value???:

Hello Claire....You did not specify if your clarinet is wood or plastic...Regents were student level instruments made from both materials....Currently on EBAY, there are plastic Regents from 80 pounds

2012-02-08 Oboe - michel gouger:

Dear Gustavo    If you send me an email address I will send you the PDF from Michel (In German) and the translation that I had made. It is useful to have the German PDF with the picture to look at as you

2012-02-08 Clarinet - Selmer SPECIAL Clarinet:

Hi Mike,    Who told you to upgrade, and did they say why? Is your daughter planning to major in music in college? Is she taking private lessons?     Please let me know the answers to the above questions

2012-02-07 Antique Musical Instruments - Beaufort American Tuba:

Hi,    I think it looks like tarnished silver.    Take some brasso and polish a little spot and if it shines gold then its brass but I personally think its the tarnished silver. Anyway if you polish a