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Author: Ralph Katz
Date: 2023-05-08 21:50
This topic comes up from time to time, for a high school student, or a retired friend on fixed income.
Does anybody know of a source of moderate-to-low priced used A clarinets?
Thanks
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Author: kdk
Date: 2023-05-08 22:27
Ralph Katz wrote:
> Does anybody know of a source of moderate-to-low priced used A
> clarinets?
>
Terms describing cost are so loaded...
It really depends a lot on what "moderate-to-low priced" means to the instrument shopper.
Karl
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Author: Hurstfarm
Date: 2023-05-08 23:38
Clarinets Direct and Reed and Squeak are both reputable dealers of used instruments based in the UK, both run by professional clarinettists and usually with a decent selection of instruments at different price points.
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Author: Ralph Katz
Date: 2023-05-09 21:25
We are looking at $1000US or less. This will rule out modern pro-line horns.
I have Noblet A and Eb clarinets as backups and they were that price range. My Noblet bass clarinet was $1200.
I had to use the A Noblet on "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun" and nobody was the wiser. Loaned out the Eb Noblet to a college student for Schostakovich Symphony No. 5 and he sounded great on it.
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Author: Hunter_100
Date: 2023-05-09 22:04
Ralph,
I found a used buffet E11 A for my purposes. It is a good sounding instrument. There is a UK seller (not me) on ebay selling a Bb/A pair of e11's right now. If you bought the set and sold the Bb, you would end up under 1K for the total price. With a new barrel the e11 is a great instrument.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/145069486215
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Author: m1964
Date: 2023-05-10 00:55
I agree with the above post-a barrel from R13 Prestige most likely will improve the sound of E11 (may improve tuning too).
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Author: Ralph Katz
Date: 2023-05-10 03:24
"Reed and Squeak" and ClarinetsDirect (both in the UK) now list intermediate A clarinets within the stated price range.
Thanks To All For Your Help.
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Author: donald
Date: 2023-05-10 04:44
I know a pro symphony player who uses a Noblet Eb that the orchestra owns, originally they played a Selmer Eb but eventually sold that as they found they just played the Noblet all the time. Under-rated horns, but I've never tried a Noblet A clarinet.
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