Jean Cartier Artiste Eb Clarinet -- Beautifully Reconditioned & Ready to Play

Description

Beautiful instrument in incredible vintage condition, this  instrument plays beautifully with solid intonation.
The grenadilla wood is high quality, with no apparent cracks or other serious damage, see photos.
Fully refurbished in 2020 by The Vintage Clarinet Doctor, it
is in great vintage condition, with good tenons and chimneys. It has been disassembled, body soaked in oil, keys swedged and countersunk (to remove lost motion), body polished, keys buffed, all new pads and cork installed, and reassembled and adjusted for optimal playability.
In terms of background,
this is a Jean Cartier Artiste Eb soprano clarinet which we believe
was a 'stencil' name for instruments made by Dolnet Paris, c. 1930-1970, for the USA market.
In our opinion, the quality of this clarinet FAR exceeds the quality of similar clarinets, such as Selmer Signet, Leblanc Normandy 4, and Buffet-Crampon E11.
This clarinet features BEAUTIFUL, HIGH-QUALITY Grenadilla wood, and GREAT key action!!
Dolnet was a great French maker of clarinets and saxophones, who also produced instruments under the names Dolnet Lefèvre & Pigis, Mantes-la-Jolie, Dolnet & Lefèvre, Henri Dolnet, Mantes-la-Jolie.
The key work is in good order throughout. The pads are all sealing well, and all corks are also good. We have found this instrument to
play with a lovely, warm tone, even through the registers, and with consistent, solid intonation.
Includes original case (in very good condition), but no mouthpiece.
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We are not the original owners of the instruments we list.  This instrument may need cleaning, tuning, and/or other servicing to meet your specific needs.
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