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Author: Merry
Date: 1999-10-01 02:21
The band I play supplies instruments for its members which is great in some regards but you basically have to take what they have to offer. My horn is about 30 years old and has not been well looked after. I have worked hard and up to grade 6 but I am encountering some limitations which I think are largely due to the instrument although I am not naive enough to completely blame the instrument. The intonation is all over the place and some days it is all I can do to blow my tuning note in tune. It is really sharp up high which I can readily hear but not flatten enough to play in tune. I love playing and think it is time to purchase my own horn. As an adult I figure I may as well buy the best so it will be a fairly pricey purchase. Should I persist with old but free horn I've been given or should I take the plunge and buy my own?
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Author: Plácido
Date: 1999-10-01 13:37
Dear Merry,
You have to figure, what do you want to do with the clarinet that you are gonna buy. If you want to do a professional life, then get the best. If not, get a good student model. (Like an Evette of Buffet).
If you sniff around, you can find a good horn with smaller costs. And give the old clarinet back to the band.
Pláci
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Author: Don Poulsen
Date: 1999-10-01 14:41
I'll jump in here to say what I expect several others will. The advice I frequently see on this bulletin board is, if you are in the market for a horn, buy the best one you can afford. You don't have to be a professional to enjoy the quality of a professional-grade horn. I really like the pro-grade bass clarinet I bought at the beginning of the year and, although it wasn't cheap, when I realize that I may be using it for the next, say, forty years, its not all that much money.
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Author: Dee
Date: 1999-10-01 22:42
I suggest getting your own instrument. That way you can make sure that it is properly maintained. There are good used horns available if money is tight. Stick to Leblanc, Buffet, Selmer, or Yamaha. Also invest in a really good mouthpiece. Clarinet makers aren't very good at mouthpieces.
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Author: Kristien
Date: 1999-10-06 13:07
Hi,
It is true that buying an instrument is very expensive.
But is there no way to hire or lend an instrument.
I'm looking for a bass-clarinet myself.
I already play the clarinet in two music bands, but I'd like to play the Bass clarinet for a change.
If anyone has got an idea, please let me know.
Bye
Kristien (Belgium)
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Author: Don Poulsen
Date: 1999-10-07 00:04
Look at the online auctions such as eBay (www.eBay.com). There are usually used bass clarinets available there. Unfortunately, you do not get to try the instrument before buying it. If you do try to get one this way, select a model that you know is good and be prepared to have it overhauled and repadded when you receive it.
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