Klarinet Archive - Posting 000487.txt from 2003/02

From: George Kidder <gkidder@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Replacement Eb clarinet case
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 13:42:16 -0500

Robyn,

Many (most?) student grade Eb clarinets (like Bundy) are what you call
4-piece, and the cases require only that the MP be removed - the rest of it
goes into the case as is. (At least my Bundy does.) Maybe not a great
idea to leave the corks compressed in the case, but it does suggest that
there might be a usable case from a discarded instrument out there, if you
approached your music store or school band program.

Good luck.

At 03:25 AM 2/17/03, you wrote:
>Hi,
>I am in the middle of a very frustrating search to find a replacement case
>for my old Buffet Eb clarinet. I am hoping someone on the list can help
>me. My clarinet comes in 4 pieces, instead of the usual 5 (the main body
>is one-piece). My parents bought a DEG replacement case for me for
>Christmas, but it doesn't work. The layout of the inside of the case
>makes absolutely no sense. I've showed it to about 6 different people,
>and no one can tell me how the clarinet is supposed to go in the
>case. Has anyone purchased one of these cases? Has it worked any better
>for you than it has for me? Also, the DEG is the only case I have been
>able to find in either a catalog or on the internet. Is there something
>I'm missing? Does anyone else make a replacement Eb case (for a
>reasonable price....the only other one I found was a Wiseman for about
>$400...too rich for my blood)?
>Thanks,
>Robyn
>
>
>
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George Kidder
Senior Scientist and Instrumentation Officer
Mt. Desert Island Biological Laboratory
Salisbury Cove, ME

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