[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]I need help identifying this instrument. I'm posting this in general because I would hope someone in the community that isn't an oboe player might be familiar with this brand. [/FONT]
It appears to be a Buffet Crampon Carl Fischer New York LP Oboe. Made in France. All wood.
Heres a gallery I made on imgur. This was taken on a bad camera and the flourecent lights in my office make it slightly yellow, but in person it doesn't have that yellow hue.
http://imgur.com/a/AY4oD
I've been told it's silver plated and would shine up real nicely and one repair shop guy thought it was from 1929 but he wasn't sure exactly and recommended I post online and see if anyone would know better than he would. He also said because of the several options of restoration of pads and cork that I should find the buyer first so they can choose how they want it set up.
The wood is completely intact and everything is functional. The pads and cork need to be replaced. It appears to be in the original box with the original reed case and cleaning tool.
My question is What model is this? The oldest serial I can find is 0864(1924) and this is 0869. One guy told me that Buffet lost a lot of their records in WWII. I'm pretty sure this sat in the box for over 60-70 years in an attic that had air conditioning so I think this is a pretty rare find.
What do you think the value of something like this would be and would you restore it or sell it as is (maybe just have the silver polished and take better pictures)?
It appears to be a Buffet Crampon Carl Fischer New York LP Oboe. Made in France. All wood.
Heres a gallery I made on imgur. This was taken on a bad camera and the flourecent lights in my office make it slightly yellow, but in person it doesn't have that yellow hue.
http://imgur.com/a/AY4oD
I've been told it's silver plated and would shine up real nicely and one repair shop guy thought it was from 1929 but he wasn't sure exactly and recommended I post online and see if anyone would know better than he would. He also said because of the several options of restoration of pads and cork that I should find the buyer first so they can choose how they want it set up.
The wood is completely intact and everything is functional. The pads and cork need to be replaced. It appears to be in the original box with the original reed case and cleaning tool.
My question is What model is this? The oldest serial I can find is 0864(1924) and this is 0869. One guy told me that Buffet lost a lot of their records in WWII. I'm pretty sure this sat in the box for over 60-70 years in an attic that had air conditioning so I think this is a pretty rare find.
What do you think the value of something like this would be and would you restore it or sell it as is (maybe just have the silver polished and take better pictures)?