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Author: ffrr
Date: 2005-02-25 11:59
I was learning Sax, but couldn`t afford to buy one, so I have just bought a clarinet instead.
It was secondhand, but feels and plays like new. All joints are tight, and no leaks that I can find - the low notes are strong and easy to blow. All pads present and in good condition.
I was a little put off by the bright red colour, but I had read that the Vito clarinets were good student choices. This one, the 7312 apparently is the same as the 7212 only coloured.
So, after buying a couple of reeds on the way home, it's my first night trying to play clarinet. I think my sax practice has helped as I am playing simple tunes easily enough (simple stuff like - When the saints go marching in, and Wooden Heart)
I think I`m going to enjoy this instrument.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2005-02-25 12:59
Well, Congrats, hope the bright red doesn't blind you, yes, many of us like the Vito [family] as starter cls , for a few years , learning about the overblowing via 12ths, not the octave like saxes, and gaining facility "across the break". Keep reading here, good luck. Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: BobD
Date: 2005-02-25 14:23
You should be a standout at Carnegie Hall....now, if you'd just get a white one and a blue one you could.....just kidding, of course, since I think the Vitos are great horns and not just for beginners. You might tryout some other mouthpieces, however.
Bob Draznik
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Author: Contra
Date: 2005-02-26 02:35
I remember in sixth grade, when we start band, I was waiting for my clarinet to arrive in the mail. I was deathly afraid that I was going to get a red or white one, since I had no say in the buying process.
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Author: marcia
Date: 2005-02-26 20:05
A well known music store here in Vancouver has been known to interchange red and green clarinet pieces at Christmas, and display them in a very prominent place.
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Author: music_is_life
Date: 2005-02-26 20:35
I always wanted (and still kind of do) those clarinets painted with crazy designs...like purple with black tiger stripes, for one... fun for jazzy gigs, dontcha think? ![[grin]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smilie5.gif) and I heard of this crystal MP...don't know the brand and have wanted one...not sure what crystal does to the quality of sound...I just wanted one 'cause they look cool ![[tongue]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smilie6.gif)
I always thought vitos were more geared toward students, since most younger kids have vitos (the one's I know anyway)- is yours that woody red tint, or actually bright crayon-colored red? whew- sounds fun to me!
-Lindsie
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Author: ffrr
Date: 2005-02-26 21:33
it's really bright fire engine red :-)
I am getting used to it. Hey, Miles Davis had a bright red trumpet at one time !
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Author: Igloo Bob
Date: 2005-02-27 19:11
Quote:
the low notes are strong and easy to blow.
Well, of course. Unlike the Sax, range difficulty on the Clarinet is going up, not going down.
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Author: clarispark
Date: 2005-02-28 13:30
Ooh, the pretty colors...
Through the JC Penney catalogs you can buy different colored musical instruments--flutes, clarinets, and trumpets. I believe they all come in red, purple, blue, and possibly green, but don't quote me on that. I think they're just for fun, not of much playable value.
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Author: GBK
Date: 2005-02-28 14:49
clarispark wrote:
> Ooh, the pretty colors...
> Through the JC Penney catalogs you can buy different colored
> musical instruments--flutes, clarinets, and trumpets.
The more troubling question:
Why would anyone even consider purchasing a musical instrument from the JC Penny catalog? ...GBK
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Author: ffrr
Date: 2005-03-01 07:29
Well I got it for about one quarter of that price, so I am happy :-)
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