Klarinet Archive - Posting 000475.txt from 2002/03

From: "helen.coney" <helen.coney@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] New vs. Old - Any thoughts?
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 03:10:58 -0500

My teacher has had his clarinet for about 30 years and still runs quite
smoothly. The only problem is when they get that little too old when it
seems no point to get it repaired... Clarinets can sometimes mature with age
as I think I'm finding with mine. Don't change it quite yet because you
might still have time in your clarinet.
Helen
----- Original Message -----
From: Robyn Brown <rjbrown@-----.edu>
Subject: [kl] New vs. Old - Any thoughts?

> 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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