Klarinet Archive - Posting 000435.txt from 2004/02

From: Nancy Buckman <eefer@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Costco Clarinets!!!
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 21:07:44 -0500

At 08:28 PM 2/26/2004, you wrote:
>Here's the gold-plated version of these "clarinets".

I beg to differ here. The JinYin clarinet is not the best instrument to be
buying, but at least it plays reasonably well. The Simba and First Act
instruments don't even work. I have one student playing a JinYin and he is
doing OK. The instrument plays well enough for him to progress on for
now. I have told his parents that he will need something better in about a
year's time, but for now his bright green JinYin will do. I am not pushing
JinYin here, just saying that the one my student is playing isn't too bad
as a starter. The problem with it though, is that you can't advance very
far with it. It won't accept a better mouthpiece and is very difficult to
play above the staff (the latter might be fixable - I haven't wasted any
energy trying though).

Nancy

Nancy Buckman
Principal Clarinet / Orchestra AACC
eefer@-----.net

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