Klarinet Archive - Posting 000014.txt from 1998/02

From: "Karl Krelove" <kkrelove@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Used wood clarinets
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 1998 14:28:20 -0500

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From: Lauren Peterson <lep@-----.net>
Date: Sunday, February 01, 1998 10:10 AM
Subject: Used wood clarinets

>Hello all!
>
>After participating in Solo and Ensemble, one of my judges strongly
>suggested buying a wood clarinet (which I have been wanting for quite a
>long time). He also suggested looking for a used wood clarinet in good
>condition, since new wood clarinets can be quite costly. So I have been
>shopping around for a while , and found that there are many good wood
>clarinets at excellent prices. Because I don't know much about wood
>clarinets, I was hoping someone on the list could tell me if any one or
>more of these particular brands are good or bad. I found a Jean Baptiste
>Grenadilla wood clarinet (used) for $229.95 with case, mouthpiece, cap,
>ligature, cork grease, and reed. I also found a Bardot Grenadilla wood
>clarinet with all the "fixens" for $219.95. Some more I found was an
>Artley wood for $269.95, a Concord Cadet wood for $239.95, and Andre
>Paris wood for $249.95. Are any of these good deals? Should I purchase
>any one of these?
>

Lauren, what are you playing on now? It may be that none of these is any
better than what you already have, despite their being made of wood.

Karl