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Re: I need an Eb

Author: coasten1
Date: 2006-08-15 18:10

I tried 3 Woodwind Eb's from WWBW a year ago.
Watch the right hand middle finger B/F# it was about 20 cents off from the pitch of the rest of the clarinet. I don't remember if it was flat or sharp, but it was bad. I wrote WWBW about that when I returned them. I could see maybe one clarinet with the issue, but all three did the same thing. The forked B/F# was in tune. Also, the ligature that came with the clarinets did not stay on the mouthpiece. Anytime you started to tighten the ligature, it would start to slide up the reed and mouthpiece. I got by with a velcro strap securing the reed. If it wasn't for the out of tune note, I probably would have bought the clarinet. I could justify the cost for only playing it when we needed a part covered in one of the bands I play in.

Luckily, I recently found a Noble wood Eb on Ebay for a steal. I had it overhauled, bought a new mouthpiece and ligature. Granted I put more money into it than I would have with the Woodwind, but now I have a horn that is worth about 3 times what I initially paid for the horn.

Tony

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