want info on lyons aristocrat deluxe

[howard]

Trying to decide if it's worth restoring an old clarinet it's a lyons aristocrat deluxe s 243 with this low of serial number it's obviously quite old it's a bit scratched up but overall in sound condition needs new corks and a good cleaning I've been trying to find information on it to see if it's worth spending money having a technician go through it I have not been able to find out anything about the manufacturer it's history how old it is was it a quality instrument or just cheap junk etcetera Google has been no help hoping someone may know something about it thank you

 

[Tony Fairbridge]

Made for the Lyons Musical Instrument Company, active in Chicago between 1930 and 1950. They were a music shop and repairer and as far as I can tell didn't actually make instruments themselves, so yours is probably a stencil made for them with their name on it. No idea who the real manufacturer was, if you send a pic someone might be able to identify the maker. Probably not worth a great deal, stencil instruments from music shops were generally intended for the student/school band market.

 

[pete]

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Update on July 15, 2010: I've decided that we should sticky this, as several folks have come by in the past week asking what make/model horn they have and how much it's worth. Bottom line, without good pics of your horn, any estimate of the make/model of your horn, it's current value or how...

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