Inherited these woodwind a long time ago. What are they?

Trax

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Sorry for busting in here, I´m new and don´t know where to turn too regarding woodwinds.
Anyway..My grandfather was a musician and when he passed away my Gandmother gave his instruments to me thinking that I´m a musician too but I´m a guitarist and don´t know anything about Woodwinds. They been lying in my basment for ages and now I´m cleaning out and getting rid of stuff that I don´t need.
So I wonder if anyone can tell me what they are (I mean good or crap quality) and if these instruments have they any value ? Guess that every single one has to be looked at and being fixed/refurbished. Pictures attached to the link above.

Instruments:
-Clarinet Coon USA Serial ”424N B314983 L”
-Clarinet Noblet Paris snr A2971
-Trombone AR Hüttl W. Germany Line800 snr 4089
-Trumpet Yamaha YTR 2320E snr 209324
-Sax King Modell2 snr 10297

Thanx Hans!
 
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* Clarinet CONN USA. Just correcting your spelling mistake.
For the Conn, look to see if there is an "L", "LP", "H", or "HP" marking. The 424N clarinets were made around the late 1930s and early 1940s. Conn used to make both HIGH PITCH (that's your H or HP) and LOW PITCH (that's your L or LP) instruments. Making a longer conversation shorter, HP woodwinds can't be played in tune or be made to play in tune with modern instruments, which means that, in most cases, HP instruments are obsolete and worth $0. Again, in most cases. It's also possible that the 424N was only made in LP, which would be great!

The clarinet was a pro model. I've not personally played one, so I have no idea how it plays vs. other modern horns. Pricing, for a restored instrument, looks all over the map. A restored horn is probably in that $500 range, max, not that $22,000 range that a couple ebay sellers are dreaming of, but you can do more research to determine that.

* Clarinet Noblet Paris snr A2971
Noblet was Leblanc's intermediate line.

The stamp on the horn looks to me very much like the Noblet 27 stamp, but it's not identical. Also, the left hand keywork on the bottom joint -- in your picture, it's the part on the right -- looks different than the Noblet 27. Serial number maps to 1971, which would mean either a Noblet 40 or 45 model, but those don't look like your horn, either. @Steve will be able to help out more than me, if he's available. I'd strongly recommend not trying to sell this until you get some more information.

* Trombone AR Hüttl W. Germany Line800 snr 4089
AR Hüttl is the grandson of AK Hüttl. Only thing I can tell you about the serial number, after doing a bit of Googling, is "after 1954 to around 1990".

As far as I can tell from Line 800 trumpet prices ($350 or less), this was probably a student model trombone. I'd recommend asking on a real brass forum. https://horn-u-copia.net has been good to me.

* Trumpet Yamaha YTR 2320E snr 209324
->Student model. Yamaha's model numbers are pretty consistent across all the instruments they sell. A model number starting with "2" is a student instrument. The "E" means it was sold in the European market.
-> Dates for Yamaha serial numbers can only be determined by Yamaha, as they're not consecutive and I know of no Yamaha serial number lists online. However, this says the model was discontinued in 1997.
->ebay closed ads hover around $250 in great shape.

* King Modell2 snr 10297
This is a Julius Keilwerth-made Bb tenor saxophone that was produced in 1937. Probably nickel plated. "King" is the model name and "Modell 2" refers one of the options you could get for the horn. If you prefer another analogy, it's like the trim level on your car. In this case, you've got the tunable neck, which is nice.

@Helen is our resident German and Czech saxophone specialist, so it's her time to shine in this thread!

I think the neck is broken. That's the thing that the mouthpiece is on or, if you prefer, it's the part that's not connected to the body of the horn in your picture. It might just be the angle in your picture confusing me. I'm not positive.

If the horn was in good shape, it'd probably be worth in the $700 to $1000 range. It wasn't Keilwerth's highest-end model, at the time.

*** Note that the mouthpieces for all the instruments can have additional value. It's possible that the mouthpieces can be worth considerably more than the horns. You might want to post some bigger and better pictures.
*** We've got a few repair techs on this forum, so if you want to post bigger and better pictures -- and more of them -- they might be able to give you an idea of what needs to be repaired or replaced.
 
Thanks for the helpful answer. Very detailed information. I will absorb the information and research further. Tried to google but hard to find Swedish pages with information so thanks for the help in this forum!

Btw your right about the neck on the saxophone there is a piece detached from the neck that sits on the body.
 
@Trax The Noblet is a square emblem Noblet Model 40

Your clarinet has been modified. the left hand pinky touches were modified
it's not in very good shape visually. I would sell it as is on eBay or something similar.
There is a music lyre on the lower joint, upper ring. Probably has a screw on the back side.
String was used to correct cork.

In my area, of the estates I've seen in the past from life-long previous-era musicians, they've done their own repairs to keep costs down. As they learned many instruments .. piano, drums, violin, clarinet, sax, trumpet ... any and everything to get a gig for about everything. One estate I saw the attic was full of sheet music. at least 40 File cabinets full, boxes full .. totally amazing collection though most photo copies.
I recall one used french cement to put sax mechanism cork on ... which is insane but that's probably all they had.
It's sometimes quite a jump back in history of how these musicians made a life income on their wares.
 
So about the sax.... Yup, it's a Keilwerth.

I am in the process of redoing the entire Keilwerth section of my site, but the portion on this age of horns has already been done.

First up, the serial places it circa. 1937

It is a Bb tenor sax in nickel plate.

Unless there is some writing I can't see, it is a King model.

Modell 2 according to what is stamped by the serial #.

So then that takes us to here, the page all about the pre-1939 horns.

Not sure what else you would like to know. Guaranteed it will need an overhaul. You live in Sweden, so it should bring more money in Europe than in would here in North America.

Is it valuable? No, not really. I should also mention there may be something damaged in the tenon region of the neck. It seems to be missing a piece. That can be fixed by a good tech, but it will effect the price.

Sell as is. Take it to a shop that specializes in vintage woodwind repairs and get a quote/estimated value: BUT DON'T DO ANY WORK ON IT.

It is a nice little horn. I am sure a Keilwerth lover somewhere in Europe will love to restore it, or have it restored.
 
Thank you all for taking your time to reply.
I will probably put them up for sale on the Swedish version off ebay. Thanks !
 
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