how much is a 1979 artley clarinet worth?

August 17, 2006 at 09:08 PM by mvhessheimer | Posted in Blues

Q:

August 17, 2006 at 09:19 PM by GVD

A: Check and compare it to what others are selling for.
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This Week

Tuesday: I got to meet a long time reed customer, which was very nice, and adjust his oboe. Then I finished the key work on the body section of the Powell and secured everything with torn up paper towels, since there are no pads in it to cushion the keys against the flute.

Today: I am nearly finished with Loree oboe MN67 because the bottom joint went together very easily. There are still two problems left for me to solve, one with the G#-F# adjustment, and one with the low B key.

Also today: Oboe sectional for the OCWS, which was very fun and oboey.

Tomorrow: I need to get the footjoint of the Powell ready. Hopefully this will include cleaning and key fitting and not soldering. The tone holes, ribs, and rings all looked good, and it's straight, and it holds air, so nothing *should* be wrong with it. But, just in case, I can take the whole day on just the footjoint without my schedule becoming a disaster. Ideally the whole flute will be done tomorrow though.

Also tomorrow: teach an oboe lesson and go to rehearsal at Saddleback. And, if there's time, pick up dry cleaning and get information from the city's recreation department on setting up the reedmaking class this summer.

Friday: Finish everything: the Powell, and Loree oboe MN67, and a quick examination of an Artley clarinet that may have found a home. Oh, and hopefully do a couple of minor things on my own oboe too. The shoemaker's children go barefoot, etc.

Also Friday: rehearsal at Saddleback.

Saturday: teach oboe, sell some reeds, go to a birthday barbecue, and play a concert at Saddleback.

Sunday: teach oboe (2 hours), go to Torrance and play a show (three hours), and then go as quickly as possible to OCWS rehearsal (three hours).

Monday: collapse into a heap of tiredness. Hopefully have the day off.

Source: Reedery Blog