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Author: Kat
Date: 2002-04-30 22:13
Anybody know of any affordable A clarinets. Used or new. I need one for Youth orchestra.
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Author: FT
Date: 2002-04-30 23:08
I think The E11 in A is good, and it's not very expensive,( I think)
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Author: diz
Date: 2002-05-01 00:29
I looked up Buffet's website - couldn't find a reference to an E-11 in A - maybe I looked in the wrong place? I found the student clarinet model section and then looked under E-11.
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Author: Cindy
Date: 2002-05-01 01:10
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=864774671
Also, I have found that unless you don't plan to continue very long in the orchestra, a not-so-good A will drive you insane. (I know this from experience) If you plan to continue on clarinet, now might be a good time to invest in a good professional "A" that will last.
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Author: Clairgirl
Date: 2002-05-01 05:05
Ok, last year I went through the exact same scenario. I went to my first youth orchestra concert, and the first piece we read through is Rumanian Rhapsody (Enesco). Anyway, it begins with ONLY a solo clarinet (in A) and here I sit with my Bb- luckily I borrowed someone's for this rehearsal but I told my parents as soon as I got home that I neeeeeded an A clarinet. We checked all local stores for a good used instrument but none came up. Eventually we went the E-11 route at a local music store. I never had it looked at by a competent repairmen before I played it at the next rehearsal, but I found it had several air leaks and major intonation problems. Somehow I made it through with this thing, but I will never want to repeat the experience. At the end of the year my parents did buy me a festival A, so everything did work out in the end. (; If you buy an E-11 A, I would have it checked out and worked on if necessary to correct any deficiencies that it has.
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Author: diz
Date: 2002-05-01 05:26
Clarigirl ... now is the time to tell your parents that you're playing Contrabass clarinet in Messean's Illuminations of the Beyond -- and see if they fall for it, remind them that although they are frightfully expensive, they are damned fine investment! LOL
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Author: gemmaelizabeth
Date: 2002-05-01 13:04
alternatively, you could just buy a really expensive Bb and transpose!!!!!!!!! Ha ha! Only joking, you'd have to be insane!
Get a really good A clarinet.
I had a really cheap and nasty Bb when i first began playing the clarinet, somehow though, I managed to make a pretty good sound out of it....however, I think a cheap and nasty A clarinet would be IMPOSSIBLE to 'train' so to speak.
It will be a good investment if you want to continue....
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2002-05-01 16:55
I found a Kohlert wood cl on sale as a Bb, noticed that it had an A on the UJ and was a bit long, bought it quickly. Moral, keep you eyes open, this one satisfies my infrequent needs. Don
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Author: Kathy Kullmann
Date: 2002-05-01 17:52
I recently purchased a Buffet E-13 A Clarinet. Yes, an E-13. I have had absolutely wonderful results with it. You may want to try that option also.
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Author: David Spiegelthal
Date: 2002-05-01 19:22
To tie this in with the 'eBay' thread: My "A" clarinet was extremely affordable, because it was a little-known (in the U.S.) brand, an older clarinet, that needed an major overhaul. So I bid on it, won it for less than $100, overhauled it, and now have a superb "A" clarinet (as if I really need one, but what the heck!) for less than $150 in cash outlay. So if you're willing to think "outside the (Buffet) box", affordable clarinets (even "A" clarinets and harmony clarinets) can be obtained.
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Author: Sarah
Date: 2002-05-01 19:43
If you are actually looking to buy one from someone on this board, check the classified section from the home page.
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Author: diz
Date: 2002-05-01 22:31
Therein lie the problem, Dave, no clarinet is good unless it's a Buffet, NOT.
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