Klarinet Archive - Posting 000609.txt from 1997/10

From: Kathy Beatty <kbeatty@-----.com>
Subj: R-13 Greenline!
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 22:52:07 -0400

Well, I did it. After considerable research, I've become the proud owner
of a brand new R-13 Greenline B-flat. It looks and plays beautifully (or
as beautifully as I can now manage, that is). Since this list helped
immensely in making my decision, I wanted to share this with you. Here's
why I bought the Greenline.

1. I wanted to own a brand new clarinet, I've never had one before.

2. I have a reasonable amount of disposable income.

3. I saw no reason to move to an intermediate instrument. Since I've
played my last (used, pawnshop) clarinet for almost 30 years, I figure
I'll be playing the new one for the rest of my life.

4. I live in Denver, Colorado, where the climate is extremely dry with
huge temperature extremes (-30 in the winter to 103 in the summer are
the extremes in the 25 years I've lived here). Perfect for cracking
grenadilla! I'm assuming the Greenline will easily endure living in
my house, which doesn't go to nearly such extremes. I don't plan to use
it to perform outdoors, I've got a plastic Bundy I'd use in that
somewhat
unlikely event.

5. Almost everyone on klarinet who has said they tried a Greenline has
said they really like them.

6. Brasswind and Woodwind is selling them for $1595, the best price I've
seen anywhere (I freely admit I didn't make an attempt to look
EVERYWHERE,
so if you know of somewhere seling them cheaper ... oh well). The
shipping
charge was only $12, and since I live out of state, no sales tax. The
local
music stores are selling them at list price ($2800), and I would have
had
to pay sales tax, as well. I found out the B&W price from one of you
klarineters, sorry I can't remember who (don't flame me, I know I could
search the archive if i really wanted to!).

7. I don't think I have any prejudice for or against composite
materials, I
just want a really good clarinet that's not going to crack on me.

8. The Greenline really doesn't look "plastic" to me - it looks more
like
very dark grenadilla which doesn't show the grain.

I'm wondering now whether, in 50 years or so, anyone will play on wood
clarinets
anymore. Anyone want to discuss this?

Kathy

   
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