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My other Clarinet is a Selmer CT

Author: FDF
Date: 2007-06-09 23:23

For my birthday in May, I wanted a Lyrique Clarinet and in April asked Mr. Ridenour if I would be able to purchase one in time for my birthday. I was in Florida, and didn’t want the problem of having two addresses. He assured me I would have one. I’m sure he didn’t anticipate the problems he encountered with the manufacturers. In May, when I contacted him, he told me he had five TR147s, and that he’d spent eight years in the design of the instrument. He also told me that the 147 was the same as the Lyrique, and I could have one for my 70th birthday.

I received the clarinet, plus accessories, in time for my birthday. Since then, I’ve played a parade and two concerts with the clarinet. The 147 has wonderful intonation, great resistance and blends beautifully with other instruments. Plus, it is easy to blow and once you get used to the new key arrangements, is quite easy to finger.

I’ve found that Mr. Ridenour is a courteous and thoughtful person, who’s great passion is to pass on his immense knowledge of the clarinet. I purchased the Ridenour clarinet as an instrument I’d use for the rest of my life and one that would allow me to play the classic Selmer I now have for the same period of time. The best of both worlds, contemporary and classic, is now mine. You may possess the same.

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