Vintage P. Gerard Paris Wood Bass Clarinet W\case

Vintage P. Gerard wood bass clarinet, serial number is 983, made in Paris France, the serial number matches on the upper and lower joints, includes upper joint, lower joint, bell and neck, all keys are present, plating on the keys is in poor shape, the pads are old and discolored, some pads are loose, the middle and bell tenon corks are older and brittle, the wood of the upper joint is in poor shape, the actual wood tenon of the middle joint is in decent shape, there are numerous scrat...ches and wear spots throughout the wood of the upper joint, the wood of the lower is in poor shape, the actual wood bell tenon is in ok shape, it does not have the alternate Ab\Eb key in the left hand levers, there is a crack that has been filled that stems from the middle tenon ring that runs parallel with the lower stack keys, it is about 3 inches in length, there are numerous cracks in the middle tenon receiver,  there is also a crack stemming from the middle tenon ring going into the first tone hole, the bell is included and in poor shape, the plating on the bell is in poor shape, the bell bow\bell bow guard has numerous dents\dings throughout, the bell key functions, the bell bow is very flat, there are numerous scratches throughout the entire bell, the bell lip is wavy, the bell bow guard strip is coming unsoldered from the bell bow, the neck is included and in ok shape, the cork on the neck is older, the neck is slightly bent down, plating on the neck is ok shape, multiple scratches throughout the neck as well, the octave key on the neck functions, the case included and in poor shape, there is no mouthpiece.
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