Klarinet Archive - Posting 000806.txt from 2000/06

From: "Dee D. Hays" <deehays@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] I need some advice (again!)
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 18:13:27 -0400

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lacy Schroeder" <LacyS@-----.org>
Subject: [kl] I need some advice (again!)

> I'm buying an A clarinet from a St Louis Symphony member. It's a great
horn,
> plays BEAUTIFULLY, matches my Bb almost to the T, but it's 13 years old.
> I've already decided to buy it. Is that a big deal, and if so, are there
any
> caveats I should be aware of?
>
> Thanks,
> Lacy Schroeder

Many of us on the list play instruments far older than this. My main horn
is approximately 40 years old and my backup horn is 60 years old. Has it
been maintained well? Is the intonation good? If so, go for it. You've
already determined that it plays the way you want it to.

Dee Hays

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