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CSO -vs- student models

Author: janlynn
Date: 2004-11-16 13:25

hey guys - - i havent made a post here in ages but i do come in an occassional read and now i have a question.

my neice recently started playing clarinet and i had an old bundy i got off of ebay and they had it repaired and she is using that. i suggested she get a vandoren model mouthpiece but i could not convince her parents that a good mouthpiece makes all the difference. however, the music store was able to convince them that the $9.99 mouthpiece they got was just as good as the vandoren kind. "and after all - if she doesnt stick with it, they will only be out 10 bucks" right? all i could say is that a good mouthpiece would make it easier for her and she would be less likely to quit - but i didnt know how to explain HOW a good mouthpiece makes it easier. what could i have said?

also - - i was with them on a shopping trip to wallmart and saw the clarinet that they sell. actually, i just saw the box and looked at the manufacturer which i believe was tiawan or china or something like that. my brother in law asked me about it - - i told him it was junk, but again i didnt know WHY - what makes it junk - compared to a plastic student bundy? is it the function of the keys? if its the tone - - what makes one have good tone and another not etc?

also ... that got me to thinking about the difference between intermediate clarinets and professional ones - - what is it you get in a pro clarinet that you wouldnt get in an intermediate one.

im not asking for models and which one is best - - i guess im looking for the differences in how clarinets are built and the words i can tell others as to WHY one is better quality than another.

thanks - janlynn

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