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 Requesting Student Model Clarinet Recommendations
Author: Fuzzy 
Date:   2021-07-12 20:50

It hurts me to no end to ask a gear question on this bboard - and I apologize, but I've been unable to find a decisive answer via the search.

A friend's daughter is entering the band program. She's 11 years old, and this is the first year band is offered at her school.

The school provided the following "recommendations":

Selmer
Noblet
Buffet
Yamaha
Selmer Signet

The sticky wicket is a requirement that the instrument be made of wood (which is silly pretentious to me).

My friend is hoping to stay in the $300 - $700 range for a used instrument.

Looking through the bboard, I've come up with the following recommendations:
Yamaha YCL (insert number here...34, etc.)
Noblet 40
and also (even though it isn't on the recommended list): Leblanc Serenade.

I include the Leblanc Serenade simply because my friend has found one of these, and he wondered if it is comparable to the others in the list.

I haven't been around student model wooden instruments for quite some time, so any first-hand experience/recommendations for student-model wood instruments would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Fuzzy
;^)>>>



Post Edited (2021-07-12 20:52)

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 Re: Requesting Student Model Clarinet Recommendations
Author: kdk 
Date:   2021-07-12 23:01

Sounds like the band director is either a brass or a percussion player.

Where (country/region) does your friend live? Does the school offer a rental or rent-to-own program? If so, that's often the best way to start. At the end of the initial rental period (here in my area where I live and taught, that's 3-4 months), if she has settled into staying with the instrument, the parents can decide what she really needs to have. For instance, do they really enforce the wood-only requirement (I agree with your opinion of that) or is it more aspirational on the band director's part?

The advantage of a school-sponsored rental program is that it postpones committing to a purchase and usually the renting outlet provides maintenance and repairs for the duration of the rental agreement.

Karl

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 Re: Requesting Student Model Clarinet Recommendations
Author: Fuzzy 
Date:   2021-07-12 23:12

Karl,

East Texas. It doesn't sound like the school offers a rental arrangement (pretty rural area).

My friend has stumbled across a chance at a Yamaha YCL 450 in the region, so he might go that direction if the price is right. I figure at least a Yamaha might have a decent resell value.

Still looking though.

(Side note: The wood requirement greatly diminished my hope in the school's music program.)

Thanks,
Fuzzy
;^)>>>

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 Re: Requesting Student Model Clarinet Recommendations
Author: Matt74 
Date:   2021-07-12 23:38

Fuzzy, I sent you an email.

- Matthew Simington


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 Re: Requesting Student Model Clarinet Recommendations
Author: Steven Ocone 
Date:   2021-07-13 00:45

I recommend that students start with a good quality plastic clarinet. A good mouthpiece is where any extra money should go. A Yamaha YCL-450 would be a good choice for a wooden clarinet.

Steve Ocone


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 Re: Requesting Student Model Clarinet Recommendations
Author: Tony F 
Date:   2021-07-13 02:12

The Yamaha 450 would be an excellent choice if you can get it within your friends price range. You might find a YCL 34, which is older but of similar quality within their limits.

Tony F.

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 Re: Requesting Student Model Clarinet Recommendations
Author: Paul Aviles 
Date:   2021-07-13 02:44

I dealt with a brass playing band director that insisted my student use #3 reeds (not just what the band could provide mind you) even though she demonstrably sounded ten times better on a 2 1/2.


I say that is is ok to go plastic and tell the band director to "stick it."





...............Paul Aviles



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 Re: Requesting Student Model Clarinet Recommendations
Author: nellsonic 
Date:   2021-07-13 09:22

As a former elementary and middle school band director I agree with Paul. They are not going to kick anyone out of band for having a plastic instrument.

If you do go with wood I would recommend a neck strap unless she has particularly large hands for her age. Size alone make the instrument unwieldy for most very young hands. The extra weight just compounds the issue.

Anders

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 Re: Requesting Student Model Clarinet Recommendations
Author: donald 
Date:   2021-07-13 14:09

I have a wooden student level clarinet that I can't GIVE AWAY, it needs repading. So if you want an old Boosey and Hawkes Regent Wooden B flat clarinet (needs re pading, small crack in bell) just pay me shipping and it's yours. I'd rather mail it off than throw it in the bin...

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