Klarinet Archive - Posting 000108.txt from 2008/09

From: Donna Black <donnablack33@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Ridenour Lyrique bass and basset clarinets
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:04:52 -0400


I tried the Ridenour bass clarinet in Kansas City at the ClarinetFest and i=
t is definitely better than any student bass I've ever played. It is quite =
good=2C but I like my old Selmer 33 better. I would call the Ridenour bass =
professional quality.
Donna Black

> Date: Wed=2C 24 Sep 2008 00:02:32 +0200
> From: joseph.wakeling@-----.net
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] Ridenour Lyrique bass and basset clarinets
>
> Hello all=2C
>
> Does anyone on the list have experience with Tom Ridenour's bass and
> basset clarinets?
> http://www.ridenourclarinetproducts.com/clarinets.htm
>
> What I'd like to get is an idea of where these clarinets fit on the
> range from 'student instrument' to 'professional' to 'really good' to
> 'absolutely fantastic'.
>
> My main instruments are a lovely pair of Festivals so I'm not without
> pickiness about what I play=2C but I'm also not prejudiced either about
> price necessarily meaning quality=2C or hard rubber meaning a lack of it.
> And I'm quite keen to have both bass and basset clarinet in my
> collection sooner rather than later if I can ...
>
> Thoughts? :-)
>
> Best wishes=2C
>
> -- Joe
>
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