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Author: fruitbat
Date: 2010-03-10 11:35
Who knows this clarinet? Is it a student horn like most Bb Malernes? I bought one for cheap price. Not for serious playing but for campfire music, holiday, outdoor in winter...
Post Edited (2010-03-10 11:40)
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2010-03-10 13:14
How well does it play?
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2010-03-10 22:38
I hope it plays as good as it looks - either it's been well looked after or hardly played much in its life.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2010-03-10 22:48
Yeah, but it's a student horn, ewww. ;-)
Seriously. I can't hear the the "student" thingy any more. The only thing that sets a student instrument apart from an intermediate or a pro instrument is the finishing and maybe some skipped steps in production. There's no inherent reason a <cough> student instrument cannot sound just as good as any other instrument. Don't judge an instrument by the mouthpiece it came with...
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Ben
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Author: fruitbat
Date: 2010-03-11 10:38
What's a student horn? No undercut tone holes, intonation problems, bit weak mechanics, no selected wood...it can be a graet instrument but maybe not. Not much manual work done on it.
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2010-03-11 12:41
"No undercut tone holes, intonation problems, bit weak mechanics, no selected wood..."
You can find the same things on pro clarinets.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Tobin
Date: 2010-03-11 13:20
I think your chances of finding a superlative (on the pro scale) student horn are equal or less than probable than finding the pro horn that is an out-and-out dog (totally irredeemable).
Student instrument are not equal to pro instruments. Some "skipped steps in production" are kind of important.
For some, without advanced study, they honestly will not know the difference between a good student horn and a good pro horn. In those cases the pro horn is a waste of money. (This is a generality, not pointed at you Ben. Our opinions differ, but I'm not making an insinuation.)
For a C clarinet, I'm not certain you need a pro one unless you find yourself using it a significant amount of your time.
Hope the Malerne works out for you, please let us know how you like it!
James
Gnothi Seauton
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2010-03-11 14:16
> For some, without advanced study, they honestly will not know the
> difference between a good student horn and a good pro horn. In those
> cases the pro horn is a waste of money. (This is a generality, not pointed
> at you Ben. Our opinions differ, but I'm not making an insinuation.)
I frankly admit that I might be one of the people who wouldn't be able to tell a difference, as long as both are in proper repair. I might prefer the tone or the ergonomics of one over the other, but I would not necessarily and always choose the pro instrument...
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Ben
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Author: Tobin
Date: 2010-03-11 16:43
I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility that there are some awesome student horns out there!
[But I would suggest that if they are awesome, they weren't DESIGNED to be so]
James
Gnothi Seauton
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Author: fruitbat
Date: 2010-03-26 22:32
Today I recieved the Malerne C Clarinet. I'm totally impressed. Sound is very nice and intonation seems to be quite good. Not played very often-after polishing it looks like new. Unfortunately the barrel has 2 cracks and one on upper joint as well. But no problem to fix this.
If somebody gets the opportunity to buy one-do it! I can really recommend this clarinet especially if one plays greek or albanian music.
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