Klarinet Archive - Posting 000055.txt from 2006/04

From: "Ellie Anastasiou" <ellie_is@-----.au>
Subj: Re: [kl] which clarinet I should purchase
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 11:33:33 -0400

Thanks Joe,

I live in Australia, on the North Coast, near the Great Barrier Reef. I
travel to Sydney a lot though, perhaps that would be the best bet?

Ellie
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From: "Joseph Wakeling" <joseph.wakeling@-----.net>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 1:21 AM
Subject: [kl] which clarinet I should purchase

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> Ellie Anastasiou wrote:
>> I was wondering since there are so knowledgeable people, I could ask for
>> an opinion of which clarinet I should purchase as my second instrument.
>> I started out playing approximatley 18 months ago, with a second hand
>> plastic instrument. I was thinking perhaps a Buffet R13, however
>> wondering if an E11 is also a reasonable quality instrument. Would love
>> to hear some views.
>
> The thing about a musical instrument is that it's not something where we
> can just say "Go out and buy model X." Really you need to try out
> multiple instruments and find one that suits you.
>
> So, a good start would be for you to tell us where you live and how far
> you're willing to travel to try out stuff, and we can recommend good
> music shops who can help you directly.
>
> Bear in mind that when you get your new clarinet, you'll probably also
> want to get a new mouthpiece to get the most out of it...
>
> Good luck!
>
> -- Joe
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