YOU ARE offerDING ON A 1889 (?) SERIAL NUMBER 439? CG CONN SILVER WITH GOLD PLATED KEYS 4 PC METAL CLARINET.  THIS IS A BEAUTY.  MY FATHER AND GRANDFATHER RETIRED LIFELONG CAREERS AT CG CONN IN ELKHART INDIANA (WHERE WE STILL HAVE A HOUSE 4 MILES FROM THE ORIGINAL CONN FACTORY).  THIS CLARINET WAS PART OF MY FATHER OR GRANDFATHERS COLLECTION.  ON THE BELL IT SAYS \"Bb, 439, MADE BY, C.G. CONN, ELKHART, IND\"  THERE IS ANOTHER 439 LISTED ON THE MAIN JOINT.  FROM ALL THE RESEARCH, SENDING MESSAGE TO THE NAMM, IT APPEARS THIS WAS MADE AFTER THE CONN FIRE AND THEREFORE DATED BETWEEN 1888 AND 1889.  THE SERIAL NUMBER LIST FROM LARS SAYS IT COULD BE 1885, BUT ACCORDING TO THE NAMM WEBSITE AND ALL THE RESEARCH DR. MARGARET HAS DONE MAKES US BELIEVE IT WAS PRODUCED IN 1889.  13 KEYS, ALBERT SYSTEMIT IS A BEAUTY....ONLY ONE SMALL DING ON THE BELL...ALL THE PADS, CORKS, FELTS NEED REPLACED.  NEEDS A COMPLETE OVERHAUL.  SOME OF THE KEYS ARE STICKY.  THIS IS ABOVE MY REPAIR AND OVERALL ABILITY SO SELLING SO THAT IT CAN REMAIN A PART OF HISTORY.  IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE EMAIL US AND WE WILL POST ACCORDINGLY.  THE SILVER PLATE IS EXCELLENT, THE GOLD PLATED KEYS ARE EXCELLENT.  SOME VERY VERY VERY MINOR RUB MARKS.  IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THIS INSTRUMENT WAS PLACED IN MY GRANDFATHER OR DADS WORKSHOPS AND FORGOT ABOUT.  NO MOUTHPIECE INCLUDED.  THIS CASE IS HISTORIC ALSO, BUT IS IN REALLY BAD CONDITION AND ONLY SENT WITH FOR SHIPPING PURPOSES.  SOMEONE MAY BE ABLE TO REPAIR.  THE LATCHES AND WORK PERFECTLY, BUT THE INSIDE IS REALLY BAD.  THERE ARE SOME SCRATCHES ON THE LITTLE JOINT.  I HAVE TAKEN LOTS OF PICTURES.  PLEASE FEEL FREE TO MAKE AN OFFER. THANK YOU, DANA

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