Hohner Clavinet 1

Name: Hohner Clavinet 1
Brand: Soundgas Archive
SKU: 5257
Price: 2150.0 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock

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£2,150.00

A rare opportunity to buy a fully-functioning example of this early Clavinet dating from the sixties. Fully overhauled by a very experienced engineer who specialises in these instruments.

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PRODUCT INFORMATION

Hohner Clavinet 1 for sale.

The internal workings have been carefully and thoroughly restored by a true specialist in these instruments. We will add details of the work done and internal photos to this listing very soon, or they can be supplied to the buyer before the item ships.

It comes complete with the original legs, bolts and music stand, but a couple of leg were missing the turned brass 'dowels' that they need to function and we have had replacements made.

You may have seen this for sale last year. We’d had a ‘full restoration’ completed by Hammond Hire, for which we were charged the sum of £1500. We found a buyer and noticed one of the strings was incorrectly tuned so opened it up to adjust. What our head tech discovered, was that almost no work had been undertaken beyond replacing the hammer tips (which weren’t correctly aligned). The first thing he had to do was hoover out thirty years of dust, cobwebs and detritus which it seems Hammond Hire had felt they could ‘work’ around. Everything else was a complete mess and not at all up to the standard that we’d wish to be associated with. We cancelled the sale with apologies to the buyer and set about having it worked on by someone who’d be more rigorous. I asked this tech if he could detect any evidence of work being done on the instrument in the last 5 years. His reply was thus:

“Only thing I can see is someone’s done a quick tip swap for clavinet.com tips, no attempt made to properly align them. It has one non-clav guitar string in the bass, correct gauge. Someone also attempted to wrap the original red yarn with the correct green yarn, which makes me think it was done by someone who at least knew where to source parts. Last 5 years? Probably not.”

When I informed him of the bill we’d had from Hammond Hire last year, he offered to testify in court that barely any work had been done if required. We’re not litigious, and have chalked this one up to experience. And yes, we have plenty of before and after photos and they will be added to this listing very soon.

Condition

In excellent cosmetic condition for its age. The woodwork is scuffed around the edges but has been touched up and presents very well. There is some wear around the end panels, mainly around the corners. See photos for more information on cosmetic condition.

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For sales in UK/EU, this item is on the margin scheme for second hand goods. VAT-free sales are not possible for this item.

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