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Re: Where to try out clarinets?

Author: amyeliz
Date: 2006-08-10 03:19

vince marinelli is a great technician who is located in the suburbs of wilmington, de and also deals in instruments. i have gone to him for repairs/overhauls and been very impressed (i go to school in boston and despite the huge numbers of musicians in the city of boston, there are no really good clarinet technicians or dealers there). i have heard a few complaints about marinelli's supply in the past 6 months- he doesn't deal in really high volumes and it largely depends on how long after he recieves a shipment that you hit him. also i have heard that he's been a bit short on time lately and not been adequately pre-screening instruments before letting people try them. however, he's by far the closest to you.
i have gotten two great instruments from muncy winds in the last year (the most recent just this week!) and because my family lives in north carolina, i have been able to go to his store and try them there with phil (muncy). he will also try some himself and send you a selection (2 or 3 at a time) and if you tell him what you're looking for and what kind of set up you have (for tuning purposes), you may be surprised at how well he does. as of this past monday, he claimed to have about 300 clarinets in stock, and he does extensive conditioning and pre-screening before they make it into anyone's hands. he gets my vote, but unless you're willing to come down to boone, nc, you'll just have to settle for mail ordering.

as a side note- wwbw and the like usually sell the remnants from other dealers, so don't be surprised that they're unimpressive.

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