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cheap clarinets?

Author: kc261
Date: 2008-06-11 18:38

My daughter is going to start playing clarinet in her middle school band in the fall. I am hoping to purchase an inexpensive clarinet for her. We cannot afford the $500 or so that it seems to take to get a good student clarinet.

I can find plenty for sale online for around $100, and we could afford that, but I am very concerned about the quality of these instruments. Are these instruments good enough for a beginner?

I can find plenty of used clarinets on ebay and similar places, but I do not have enough knowledge to know which ones are a good buy. From browsing here and other sites I've got some brand names in mind, but how can you tell from a picture if an instrument is in good working condition?

Does anyone have any suggestions of where to get an inexpensive but decent clarinet for someone just starting out? I would be happy to get a used one there was a way to be reasonably certain it would be in good condition upon arrival.

Thanks for any help you can offer!

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