Klarinet Archive - Posting 000703.txt from 1999/08

From: "Dee D. Hays" <deehays@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] want a metal clarinet
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 23:36:23 -0400

As the others have suggested, there are many places to find them. Besides
online auctions and pawnshops, try estate sales and flea markets.

Unless you are very lucky, anything you find will need a complete repad. I
have two and although the pads will seat with a "gorilla grip" both
seriously need repadded. So don't spend too much and figure in the cost of
an overhaul.

Be absolutely certain that it has the metal barrel. Metal clarinets take
standard mouthpieces. Most of the student and intermediate grade
instruments were made in one piece except for the barrel. If you don't have
that barrel, you cannot put a mouthpiece on it. While a few horns had the
barrel as part of the one piece body, this is uncommon. If the top end of
the body is straight with cork on the outside, it needs the barrel or you
won't be able to play it. You cannot get replacement barrels as the horns
were long ago discontinued. I suppose you could have someone make one, but
that's probably fairly expensive.

Since replacement parts are not available, do not buy anything with missing
or broken keys.

Things that *can* be easily fixed on these today are pads, springs, and
corks. A missing mouthpiece is also okay as you can buy a new one.

Dee Hays
Canton, SD

-----Original Message-----
From: Clarial@-----.com>
Date: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 9:06 PM
Subject: [kl] want a metal clarinet

>Does anyone know where to get a cheep metal clarinet? It doesn't have to
>sound all that great. (Everyone knows horns have to be made of wood to
have
>a decent tone.) Ouch, I feel the flame already :)
>
>TIA for the information.
>
>Al Hunt
>
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