Klarinet Archive - Posting 000208.txt from 1994/02

From: Cary Karp <nrm-karp@-----.SE>
Subj: Re: Clarinet and soprano saxophone? (no problem - go for it!)
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 17:21:15 -0500

On Wed, 16 Feb 1994, Jay Heiser wrote:

> The soprano is to the sax section what the Eb clarinet is to
> that family -- a fickle instrument that is easy to play out of
> tune and unmusically.
>
> Properly played, its a versatile & useful instrument.
>
> Its hard choosing a new instrument when you don't really play it yet,
> so the ultimate plan would be to find a friend with one and
> borrow it (good luck!). Personally, I find the Selmer Mark VI
> soprano to be the sweetest sounding (don't believe they ever
> made a VII soprano, and I haven't played the new ones).

Selmer recently released a Super Action 80 Series 3 soprano which I think
is by far their best yet. Anyone who is seriously contemplating the
purchase of a soprano should make a real effort to have tried this baby
before making a final decision.