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RE: what brand

Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2000-01-01 17:14

Christi,
Check the Resources/Retail section of Sneezy to get names of manufacturers and distributors.

There are the big 4 - Buffet, Leblanc, Selmer, and Yamaha
Then there's the specialty makers: Eaton, Howarth, Patricola, Rossi (and a few more that escape me) for French systems.
Then there's the German - with the big 2 - Wurlitzer & Hammerschmidt - and I don't know _how_ many specialty makers after that.

The most popular "pro" level clarinet in the USA is currently the Buffet R-13 - but popularity and best aren't necessarily the same thing. Be advised that the pro level clarinets of all the above makers have a pretty fair market.

You'll need to try out a number and see for yourself. If you live near one of the big retailers, you can go and visit them. If not, you can make arrangements with the mail-order merchants (and assuming you have a substantial credit limit on your credit card & you live in the USA) order 2 or 3 clarinets at a time and select the one you like best.

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