Author: Clarinetboy***
Date: 2008-07-08 03:00
Hi, I play clarinet in my school band here in Albany, Oregon and I'm in the eighth grade. I would like to ask what clarinet I should upgrade to. I have read many posts on what to upgrade but everything is just making me confused. Right now I play an ABS plastic Jupiter Capital Edition clarinet and I think it is a fine clarinet, better than the Chinese junk you see on Ebay. I got my clarinet on Ebay for $85.21, that's a bargain isn't it? No one bidded on it much since most people assume that Jupiter is just a bad brand that makes bad instruments but I think they improved much from their past reputation. Now, I was thinking of upgrading either 1: my clarinet or 2: my mouthpiece and reeds. I want to upgrade to an intermediate model clarinet that's of a good quality, affordable and made of wood. I'm focused on getting a wood clarinet since it's easier to find. My budget is around $250.00. I would prefer to get it used on Ebay since I know what to look for but I need to know which is the best from what I'm choosing on my list. Here's what I was thinking of trying to get, Normandy 10, Noblet 45, Buffet E11, Evette and Shaeffer modele, Leblanc Rapsodie, Leblanc Sonata, Leblanc Cadenza, Selmer CL200, CL201, CL211, Selmer Signet Special or Selmer Signet Soloist both Elkhart Indiana version, and perhaps
Jupiter 931N series. Which one of these do you think I should get? I could also get them on WWBW but I don't know how to do a payment plan. I want to do like a monthly payment thing but I don't know if they accept that. Or do you think I should just get a new mouthpiece and reeds like the Vandoren M15 mouthpiece and Gonzalez FOF reeds? All of these options are confusing me and I would like to upgrade even though I don't need to since I'm doing this for my birthday gift to myself. My parents will pay for the clarinet but I don't want to spend over $300 unless it's a monthly payment plan. Thanks for reading.
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