Kohlert Bass clarinet

Here's a fun one, a bass clarinet!  I don't get these through the shop too often,  I try to buy them when I can but they're not too common. 
This one came to me needing alot of work.  Everything was there and no major damage was to be found, but for sure this horn had seen some usage in the past and some of the previous repairs were not done so well.
So lucky for me I've been jonesing for a complete overhaul on a bass clarinet! 
This was made by Kohlert after they moved from Graslitz to Winnenden Germany.  They always made fine instruments and this one is no different in that respect.
I'm sure this was intended to be a professional instrument when it was made,  it features a double vented register mechanism (student and many intermediate bass clarinets have only one vent for the entire upper register).
Now usually with a double register vent on a bass clarinet the upper vent is found at the lower end of the neck.  On this Kohlert they actually stretched the upper body section and shortened the neck so the upper vent is now on the upper body section!  Pretty cool.
The neck came to me already bearing some brass patches on the neck, I'm assuming it had "pull down" that created some cracks when repaired.  Its done well and looks ok.
The bell was badly dinged on the bottom, which is not uncommon.  I got the worst of the dents out but it will never look great,  no big deal as its a cosmetic issue only.
After overhaul this horn plays great!  I really wish I had a reason to keep a bass clarinet around but I really don't.  The new owner will be very happy!