Klarinet Archive - Posting 000259.txt from 2005/06

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] beginner's clarinet
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 22:23:20 -0400

At 08:30 AM 6/15/2005 +0800, you wrote:
>Any advice for a beginner like me who's learning the clarinet?
>I've been asked not to get a wooden clarinet becos it might prove to be
>too difficult (and expensive too) for the beginner. Appreciate your
>thoughts. Thanks!

A wood clarinet is no more difficult to play than a plastic one, although
it requires minimally more care. More expensive, yes. For a beginner,
IMHO, a plastic one is just fine, but if a decent wood one comes your way
cheap, do not reject it on the basis of material alone.

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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