Klarinet Archive - Posting 000470.txt from 2002/03

From: Rachel D Hagen <dana_scully42@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] New vs. Old - Any thoughts?
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 19:32:50 -0500

Hey Robyn~
I'm a freshman as well (yay!) and I played first on a Bundy (plastic)
that my mother bought used and she used it all the way through High
School. I used that until I was a sophomore in HS and then I decided it
was time for a new one... so now I have a Noblet, and I've only played it
since my sophomore year and taken wonderful care of it... but I feel the
need for a new horn... So I guess it all depends on what you think. If
you think you're ready for a new one, more power to ya!
Along that subject, can anyone suggest a good brand for me? I hear the
Vintages they have out these days aren't that great (but that's just what
I've heard) and I'm looking for osmehting that's not going to cost me as
much as my tuition is... thanks!

Rachel

On Mon, 18 Mar 2002 15:58:29 -0800 Robyn Brown <rjbrown@-----.edu> writes:
> Hi all,
>
> I am a college freshman who has been playing the clarinet since 5th
> grade. I am currently playing on a beautiful old Buffet R-13,
> serial
> number 113XXX (as I recall that dates about to 1969, but it's been a
> while
> since I've checked). Recently, my clarinet teacher has suggested
> that it
> may be time to buy a new instrument. He believes that clarinets
> that are
> used regularly are only good for about 15 years before the quality
> of
> intonation, sound, response, etc. deteriorates. However, I just
> brought my
> clarinet to a repairman that I trust for some adjustment work, and
> when I
> mentioned that I was considering a new instrument, he was surprised.
> He
> thought that I was going to have to look pretty hard to find an
> instrument
> that sounded as nice as mine. So, my question is, what are your
> thoughts
> on new vs. old instruments? Do clarinets improve over time, or does
> the
> quality decrease? I trust the opinion of both my teacher and my
> repairman,
> so I'm not sure what the best answer is.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Robyn
>
>
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Always,
Rachel
2Timothy1:7 "For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit
of power, of love, and of self discipline."

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