Klarinet Archive - Posting 001279.txt from 1998/05

From: benevolent1@-----. Horney)
Subj: Re: [kl] "Best" Plastic Clarinet
Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 17:18:01 -0400

>The sound, with a decent mouthpiece isn't that bad, but when I switch to
it
>it feels sort of wierd. I can't exactly say why I hate it, but the
Yamaha
>feels like it was made to fit into my hands and the mechanisms feel
good,
>the Bundy feels oddly wrong. I'm thinking of getting another plastic
>clarinet and getting rid of this bundy. Does anyone have a
recommendation.
>I don't want an expensive instrument but something that I could live
with
>being damaged or stolen.

For my own needs (marching band and outdoor concerts with the youth
orchestra) my old Bundy work quite well. I had to retire it this year
(boy does it make a good lamp) and I now have a really nice plastic
Yamaha. (The elementary kids I teach have some really great plastic
Vitos as well and one has a nice plastic Buffet that are great horns.
Anyone of those are great choices, I can only speak personally from a
Yamaha user standpoint and a happy, though young, Bundy owner.) The
Yamaha works well, as long as you use a quality reed and mouthpiece. I
don't think that anything should stop you from liking a plastic clarinet,
even if it does come attached with a stigma. I can only stress that the
mouthpiece/clarinet combination is vital and if you choose carefully,
your new (shiny no less) clarinet should do the job.
Sarah Beth
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