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I'll be playing at my local theater again this summer. I'll be playing for 9 to 5 on Reed 2 (Flute/clarinet/bass clarinet/tenor and bari sax). The...

A Buffet C12 is a fine instrument indeed, their Conservatory model. As mentioned my first question would be, do you plan on playing it or selling...

But, the big question is, is the horn cracked in any way. A careful examination by the tech should notice what's what with the woodwork, and then an...

I was doing some research on something else and I found another Super DES on www.museum-markneukirchen.de -- and there's some interesting info about...

A ball park figure for a repad without a lot of key fitting or tonehole work would be around $200 in my area. To buff and replate the keys, add at...

I use the G# trill quite often, but I positively hate the fork Eb, dating way back to my days in high school, when I had occasion to use a Leblanc...

I actually +1 the idea of making sure the Eb vent works. While it's arguable that disabling the vent improves intonation, the horn was designed with...

Serial no. is: 258516.

This one is just a C12, but the wood is beautiful and I can't see any cracks. What would you consider a reasonable price for refurbishing this model?...

More details about the model/serial number and photos would help to make an informed judgement. As was previously mentioned, cracks in the body or...

I really have a hard time on these kind of decisions. If I want to play/own the horn, I have in the past had them restored. But I never make money on...

A true restoration would have it open as it was intended to. It can be a bit of a challenge to make it work well, but that is what I plan to do.

Today, I soldered up the Y-connector male plugs (for my stereo to mono connection running from the mixer board to the PA head). The Y-connector...

Today, I soldered up the Y-connector male plugs (for my stereo to mono connection running from the mixer board to the PA head. The Y-connector...

If it's of the magic R-13 model, then it is most probably worth the effort indeed. (This assumes no tone hold damage or cracking, of course.) The key...

Are you planning to spring the auxiliary Eb key open or shut. I wanted my to work, but my overhauler (co-owner Marvin Krantz, of Saint Louis Woodwind...

I have a donor horn already that I think will work. I have also recently found a source for pearl blanks as well. I plan to get Jason Dumars to...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/47387225@N00/sets/72157634106864006, if you want to see an overview of all the pics. Kewl horn. Are you going to buy...

Thanks for the tip. I will be doing all the work myself except the plating and engraving the keys to replace those that are missing.

That's about how my alto looked pre-restoration. I was just interested in using it as a lamp for the unique engraving, but then I got to play a Conn...