Klarinet Archive - Posting 000395.txt from 2005/01

From: "blacklover" <fa840641@-----.be>
Subj: Re: [kl] NEW $75
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 05:38:10 -0500

If you really love your daughter buy her a nice clarinet in a store,not on
ebay!Let her try buffet or leblanc and let her choose within your budget
(good clarinet costs at least 1000 euro)!She'll thank you for it!!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob" <roomberg@-----.net>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 9:13 AM
Subject: [kl] NEW $75

> My daughter got to play with the old new toys.
> The lowest notes played fine but the higher notes squeeked terrible
> and some made air..no reed vibration at all.
> She said her plastic clarinet played much better.
> Ok... not a surprise here..... ya get what ya pay for....and $36 doesn't
> pay for much.
> The local music store here reported that he sends away clarinets and
> repadding costs $150. So we will not be doing that anytime soon.
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> So back to ebay.....
> Ebay commonly sells new clarinets for $75 to $100.
> Some sellers do $50 then $25 shipping....so it adds up to $75.
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> Is there anything wrong with these $75 clarinets ?
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> I went down this path with trumpets and was told that the Indian brass
> instrument industry is worthless crap and that Cosco and walmart sell this
> trash and was warned away from $75 trumpets.
> So I bought a used Conn 20b trumpet and a conn director cornet thats as
> old as me an slides and valves are fine.
>
> WHAT ABOUT CLARINETS?????
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> Are the Asian clarinets as bad news as the brass instruments?
> Would anyone tell me to not buy a brand new clarinet on ebay for $75 to
> learn on?
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> And what about the yellow, purple, red and white clarinets?
> Are they all made of the same type of plastic and the bright color
> clarinets are really no different than a black clarinets?
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> I was wondering about the plastic being different because certain plastics
> have different traits and I didn't know if all clarinet plastics are equal
> in sound properties.
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> Ormondtoby Montoya wrote:
>> Rob wrote:
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>>>after she told me she heard a wooden clarinet
>>>and it sounded different compared to her
>>>clarinet. (plastic)
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>> Listening is a good thing, and your daughter ishould not to be
>> discouraged from doing so.
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>> However it is unlikely that the difference she heard was due to wood vs.
>> plastic. Other details affect an instrument's sound much more. Since
>> you said that she "heard" a wood instrument (rather than that she
>> "played" one herself), it's possible (probable) that the difference she
>> heard was due to the player, not to the instrument.
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>> It can be argued that wood instruments are generally more expensive than
>> plastic, and therefore generally built more carefully. Nevertheless a
>> good plastic instrument will sound better and play more easily than a
>> bad wood instrument.
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>>>One clarinet had tight cork rings and pads
>>>and the other was so worn out that the
>>>mouthpiece would drop out if you let it.
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>> You *definitely* should ask (or pay) someone who is technically
>> knowledgeable to look at more than just the corks and pads. A
>> quarter-turn on one screw or replacement of one weak spring or tweaking
>> of one key or rod can make all the difference in the world.
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>>>So can anyone tell me how good or bad a
>>>deal these clarinets were? What's it cost to
>>>recork a clarinet?
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>> $75 for *one* playable clarinet is OK !! And you may have purchased
>> two of them for this price.
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>> A single cork or pad may cost $15-$20 (depending on the store and other
>> details). But once again, you may not recognize that other items need
>> adjustment and/or replacement. Sometimes an obliging technician will
>> give your instrument a 'quick look' for free, but this is not the same
>> as a complete disassembly and overhaul, which may cost $150 or more
>> depending on what needs fixing and the shop's pricing policy.
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>> It pays to 'ask around' for the name of a competent technician or repair
>> shop. It is not unheard of that instruments are returned in worse
>> condition than before they were brought in. In my town, until old age
>> forced him to retire a year ago, the best woodwind technician in town
>> worked in his own living room and did not advertise in the telephone
>> book. I found out about him because, at most music club meetings, a
>> few people who played well would bring their instruments in to him for
>> repair or adjustment. He almost never went home without somebody's
>> instrument under his arm.
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