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Light Clarinets

Author: Clariphant in Bb
Date: 2007-07-29 02:52

My Greenline R13 is quite heavy for me. Having small wrists and a "hitchhiker's thumb" only add to the problem, and I usually end up resting the instrument on my knees after about an hour of playing. I have tried to kooiman professional model thumbrest, and it did very little to help. I also could not get used the the extra bulk between my right thumb and index finger. I have tried using a neck strap, and it gets rid of the pain, but I don't like the feeling it gives me (It feels like my clarinet is being rammed into my mouth). My B12 is light enough that I have none of these problems. I'm not going to be able to buy a new instrument anytime soon, so I'll have to just continue the knee resting for a while, but I am curious regardless. Are there any professional instruments with weights similar to the B12? I know the discontinued Buffet Elite was supposedly very light, but are any professional models currently in production this light? I now regret choosing a Greenline. It's strength is great, but it's (supposedly) heavier still than the normal wooden R13s...

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