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Needing Help with a 902 A Clarinet

Hello, I have a Buffet A Clarinet that belonged to my grandmother in the 1930's. It is in a very old Selmer case. The only identifiable mark I can find is 902 at the base. Where would I be able able to find the serial number and how much could it possibly be worth.
 
It's quite probable 902 is the serial, if by the "base" you mean the back of the bottom end of the lower keyed joint. If so, it's from 1928 or so.
For value, look up "Buffet pre-r13" on ebay, and add a few hundred to whichever is most like yours and is in similar condition. (As all that sold recently are in Bb or Eb, not A)
Additionally, there's an A like yours, a year or two later, that sold for $454 back in August. (Which to me seems low. Probably because they didn't mention who repaired it, and that there's no indication that the barrel is a buffet, which tends to be important for value-most people want the original barrel with their horns.)
 
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