250

A beautiful pair of Boosey & Hawkes Imperial 926 - Bb and A clarinets. Used regularly when I was a teenager and played to a professional standard in orchestras. Bought for me when I reached Grade 4, they then took me on to Grade 6 and beyond in playing ability. Unfortunately I have now not played them in many years and they need to be re-homed to someone who will pick up where I left off. These were bought together - directly from my clarinet teacher who used to work for B&H and who selected this pair as the “best of the bunch” from the assembly line at that time. They were kept in the B&H recreation room as clarinets to ‘jam’ on and then, when he left the B&H factory to become a teacher, these clarinets left with him. These were his clarinets - which he taught me with, and he only sold them to me to upgrade to a pair of ‘Buffets’. They therefore have a real provenance. I have literally just had them both fully serviced and have the bill for the work undertaken. I also have the original ‘bill of sale’ from when I acquired them in 1982, and a bill for their initial service at that time. The A clarinet comes with a ‘short’ barrel for tuning purposes and there are two mouthpieces - although I suspect that any new owner would wish to use their own. They sound superb and have the resonance associated with B&H Imperial 926s and especially the Bb which is from circa 1951. The A is from circa 1965 and so is younger, but they both have that ‘tone’ that can only come with age. A matching pair that must never be separated, they come together in the original case and I include some reeds, a reed cutter, cork grease and a ‘pull through’. These need to be seen to be appreciated. They really are quite special!
Please note: This item is no longer available
Item:
MI-101057
Location:
IP6 xxx - Suffolk
Condition:
10/10
Level:
4

Price:
£1,150.00 (offers considered)
Postage:
£30.00
Delivery:
Local Pickup and/or Post or Courier

Seller:
Private individual

Payment methods accepted by this seller:
• Pay Now with PayPal
Make an instant payment for the full price (£1,150.00 plus £30.00 postage) directly to the seller's PayPal account.
• Request postage adjustment
Request an adjustment to the item's postage for local pickup or international shipping etc. If the seller accepts your request, you will receive an invoice by email for payment through PayPal.
• Make an Offer
Make an offer based on the advertised price (£1,150.00). If your offer is accepted you will be sent an invoice by email and will need to make payment by PayPal.
• Contact Seller
Contact seller to check availablity of the item or to ask any other questions or to arrange cash on collection etc.
Boosey & Hawkes Imperial 926s - pair Bb & A - thumbnail picture 1
Boosey & Hawkes Imperial 926s - pair Bb & A - thumbnail picture 2
Boosey & Hawkes Imperial 926s - pair Bb & A - thumbnail picture 3
Boosey & Hawkes Imperial 926s - pair Bb & A - thumbnail picture 4
Click on an image to see a larger picture