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Nearly impossible (for me) to identify this clarinet.

I got this clarinet from my grandmother. she played it in college in the like 70’s or 80’s I think. im just a saxophone player so I dunno too much bout stuff. all I know is the serial number is 210021, on both the joints with keys. its a Buffet crampon & cie, made in France. it’s made of wood, it came in a dark blue velvet case but it doesn’t fit the Instrument well at all. and that’s about it. I’ve searched the WHOLE instrument, and it doesn’t say anything about like any model or anything. literally checked it inside and out. I’m gonna take it to a shop Thursday and see if they can fix it and if they know what it is, but I also really wanna know right now. If you have any idea what it is, I would be super happy.

also I dunno if this is too many photos I’m sorryy.

u/Ex-Spearmint — 6 hours ago
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Can anyone ID this acoustic

Got this debadged acoustic from a yard sale over a year ago, then got a nice electric a day later and rarely ever played this one. Never changed, replaced or repaired anything but the set up is actually very comfortable and I've never had to retune it before playing. I think the stamp on the inside says "1988 6 12" implying it was made on June 8th, 1988.

u/up-side-up1 — 8 hours ago

Could anyone tell me what instrument does both House of the Rising Sun (the Animals) and That's life (Frank Sinatra) have in common?

I'm really curious because the instrument sounds wonderful. From what I hear, it kind of sounds like a piano.

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u/Babiologism — 5 days ago
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Bass Identification Help Appreciated!

(Disclaimer: I am not a bass player. I can pick around on one, but only have this bass because someone gave it to me. The below is a synopsis from Claude from several hours of searching. Also, all the dust you see in these photos is router dust from inside the cavities after I removed the cap. As far as I know, the person I got this from never really messed with it, and its been in my closet for years.)

Help me ID this MIJ Squier P-Bass — evidence is contradictory and I'm stuck

Hoping the hive mind can help. I've been going back and forth on this and the evidence doesn't add up to a clean answer. Hoping someone here has seen one like it.

What it is (or appears to be)

Black 4-string MIJ Squier Precision Bass-style body. Currently set up with two pickups, black pickguard with white binding. I've had it fully disassembled to inspect everything.

Hard evidence

Serial: SQ03230 stamped on neck plate. Per 21frets.com, that puts it in the late 1983 SQ-series run from Fujigen.

Neck date: "10-18-1983" handwritten in pencil on the neck heel, plus "1019" ink-stamped on the back of the neck. Matches the serial era.

Electronics (look period-correct '83 Japanese):

  • Two Matsushita pots, both "M25" / 250kΩ
  • Green ceramic cap
  • Cloth-style wiring
  • Factory-looking solder joints

Bridge: Vintage-style 4-saddle threaded barrel — period-correct.

Headstock decal:

  • Gold cursive "Squier ®"
  • Small "MADE IN JAPAN" underneath
  • "PRECISION BASS ® by Fender ®"
  • The ® symbols and layout look more like 1990s MIJ Squier decals than what 21frets shows for actual 1983 SQ headstocks.

Pickups currently installed:

  • Two physically identical single-coils
  • 4 large pole pieces in a single straight row per pickup
  • Mounted in brass shielding plates with cloverleaf cutouts
  • Black bobbins with stamped markings
  • Offset/staggered positions in the body

Pickguard:

  • Two pickup cutouts matching current pickup positions
  • Fits flush assembled, but some screw holes don't line up with body holes when held loose
  • Brass shielding underneath matches the pickguard cutout pattern
  • One corner of the brass shielding has a solder blob with no wire attached (looks like an abandoned ground point)

What contradicts a factory '83 SQ ID

  1. 21frets says SQ Precision Basses came in two factory configs only: sunburst with W/B/W pickguard, or black with tortie — both with a single split-coil P pickup. No factory SQ P-Bass had two pickups.
  2. The decal style doesn't match documented '83 SQ headstocks (looks 1990s).
  3. Pickup configuration matches no Fender/Squier factory model I can find — two matching single-coils, 4 in-line poles each. Not Jazz (8 poles), not split-P, not standard PJ.
  4. Physical signs of modification: misaligned pickguard screw holes, abandoned ground solder point.

The puzzle

How can the neck plate, pencil date, and electronics all read as legitimately 1983 while the decal style is 1990s and the pickup config is non-factory?

Possibilities I can think of:

  • Original '83 SQ that got heavily modified later — second pickup route added, new pickguard, refinished headstock with a wrong-era replacement decal. Original neck plate, pencil date, electronics all survived.
  • Parts bass — real '83 SQ neck and plate mated to a different (later?) body, with electronics that happen to also be vintage Japanese.
  • Original '83 SQ where someone re-decaled the headstock during a refinish.

What I'm hoping you can help with

  • Has anyone seen an SQ P-Bass with this dual-pickup configuration from the factory? (I haven't found one.)
  • Can anyone confirm the decal style? Is this a known 1990s MIJ Squier decal?
  • Could this be a known Japan-domestic-market model I'm missing?
  • Any tells from the photos that would settle whether the body is original to the neck?
  • Anyone recognize the two single-coil pickups with 4 in-line poles in brass shielding plates?

I'll post photos in comments — neck plate, neck date, pots, pickups out, pickguard, body cavities, headstock, bridge, fully assembled.

Thanks in advance. Trying to sell it honestly and I'd rather know the truth than guess.

u/Humble-Efficiency313 — 9 days ago
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Which Instrument is being used here?

I cant tell which instrument is being played at the start of the song "Ostala Je Samo Uspomena" by Toma Zdravkovic, could anyone help me identify it?

u/Blue_velo — 11 days ago

Can someone help me find something

I love the concept of those Magnus Chord organs being small reed organs powered electrically. I would like to find either an electrically powered (not dkgital) or foot pedaled. I would like it to be somewhat light enough to be moved around. Bonus points if it sits on a tabletop. I would also like 61 keys, preferably F-F but C-C is perfectly fine. I can't find anything like this, would anyone else have any luck?

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u/Murcielag0scuro4 — 13 days ago