Klarinet Archive - Posting 000946.txt from 2004/07

From: "Robert T. Creutz" <RobertTCreutz@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Jupiter Parisienne Series Clarinets, etc.
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 16:56:19 -0400

First, please allow me to introduce myself. I'm no clarinetist, though I
was a bit of one in my teens (decades ago). I recently acquired a birbyne,
a Lithuanian single-reed folk instrument, believed by some to be one of the
clarinet's Eastern European precursors. I've gotten pretty good at it, but
find myself playing traditional jazz tunes on it, rather than the repertoire
it was meant for. Which brought me around to, why not get a clarinet, which
appears to be what I really want to play (again). I'm in the dreadful (I'm
sure you'll all agree) position of not knowing any clarinetists to approach
for advice on an affordable (for me that's under $1000 U.S.) professional
clarinet. I'm not capable of fully evaluating the condition of a used one,
so I've been thinking "new." Which, considering the price constraints,
brought me to the Jupiter Parisienne Series, which can be had, mail-order,
for around $620.00, nickel-plated keys. I haven't been able to find any
reviews of these instruments. I'd be interesting in knowing the prevailing
opinion of them, as pro-quality instruments, among clarinetists. So, here I
am.

(Why not student- or intermediate-grade? I went through that years ago with
cornets (which I still play). It took me six months before I had to have a
professional horn, and have never regretted getting one.)

Thanks in advance for your opinions. I propose to hang around here and
listen to clarinet talk.

Robert Creutz
Weymouth, MA, USA

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