Klarinet Archive - Posting 000510.txt from 1999/11

From: "Dee D. Hays" <deehays@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] subject: [kl] Plastic Horns
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 18:47:08 -0500

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From: <Limpbizkit29131@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] subject: [kl] Plastic Horns

> I probably have the crappiest horn around anyone care to tell me if this
is
> true I have a Plastic Bundy 577
>

The Bundy is a fine beginner horn IF it is in proper adjustment and a good
quality mouthpiece is used. It is one of the four beginner plastic horns
recommended by many of the people on this list.

Student mouthpieces are generally very bad and don't allow the instrument to
sound its best. A mouthpiece upgrade makes a world of difference. If one
of common student mouthpieces were put on a pro horn, the pro horn would
sound like junk.

Many beginners use cheap, crappy reeds and that also aggravate the
situation.

Students and their parents seldom know anything about proper maintenance.
Afterall they have never done this before. So students' horns will tend to
go down hill and this makes them seem to be poor when all they need is the
proper care. Also in purchasing used instruments, this problem is even
worse. Most of them need a fair amount of maintenance before they will play
right. Even new instruments may need checked out and adjusted a bit.
Things do shift during shipping.

You can go a long way on that Bundy with the proper care and mouthpiece/reed
setup.

Dee Hays
Canton, SD

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