Klarinet Archive - Posting 000440.txt from 1997/09

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: another question
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 16:06:10 -0400

Elaine,

My young and old students go through this delimma (did I spell that
correctly?) all the time. If I sense they are being held back by the
horn, I have them try my Buffet. If they notice a difference, I make a
recommendation to either stay with the student grade horn or move to the
top of the line (based on how much of a difference they notice). By
difference, I mean ease of blowing, quality of resistance, and general
sound quality. I am not a believer in middle line instruments....unless
someone is obviously held back by their instrument and can't afford a top
of the line - and (sorry for the run on sentence) the next level down from
top of the line is exceptional. I don't view any instrument (except a
string instrument!) as an investment......especially the slightly above
intermediate instrument (you didn't give a model....guessing from the
price) you describe. The student grades are simply too good and will do
just fine until one is ready for a top of the line. You will never get
back what you paid for an intermediate horn...unless you are very lucky!

Roger Garrett

On Mon, 8 Sep 1997, Corey Hume wrote:

> I have another obvious question that I don't know the answer to. I have
> been playing the clarinet for 2 years on a plastic student model. I
> really wan tto improve, and I think getting a new wooden clarinet might
> help my tone a bit. I saw a French Selmer for around $900, and the
> owner said it was in good condition. Would this be a good investment?
> Would it help my playing considerably?
> Thanks
> Elaine
>

   
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