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Author: Anon
Date: 2010-03-13 21:26
While flipping thru the latest International Musician, I saw an ad for the Clarineo. It seems to be an instrument that is somewhere between a recorder and a clarinet. It says the student could easily transition to clarinet, sax, oboe, or bassoon.
I see it has rollers for the pinky keys which bugs me because I'm thinking it will be harder to explain to a young clarinetist (on a real clarinet) why they shouldn't/can't go "right-right" and "left-left" with regards to those keys.
Anyone know anything about them? Successes? Troubles??
Thanks
Marianne
:-)
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2010-03-13 22:13
http://www.clarineo.co.uk/
What's wrong with pinky rollers? Saxophonists have them, German system clarinets have them, Reform Boehms have them, even my Marigaux has them.
I think it's time the other Standard Boehms get them as well.
I don't see anything inherently bad with pinky-sliding, with or without rollers.
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Ben
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Author: stevensfo
Date: 2010-03-13 22:16
The clarineo is just the good old Lyons C clarinet repackaged and remarketed.
As with most companies, they probably paid a huge fee to someone who suggested changing the name, rather than capitalise on the decades of advertising that had already established the product.
But we humans have short memories.
Steve
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Author: Danny Boy
Date: 2010-03-13 22:56
The music service I teach for has recently been sent a number of these, and as one of the few clarinet teachers I was given one to evaluate it.
I was told by our instrument custodian, but can't confirm it, that Lyons went bust and the idea for the Lyons C was sold to this new company.
There are several improvements in the new version over the old Lyons C but most are only obvious with a side by side comparison - the key action feels a lot more positive although still not where I want it to be for young players. The keys have been reinforced with metal in addition to plastic meaning that the pads seal with a slightly weightier feel.
The snap shut ligature is quite clever really and the plastic reeds supplied are very useful. I regularly have to teach with 20 of the old Lyons C clarinets at once - with them being shared 1 between 2 in a class of 40 children - as part of the UK's wider opportunities programme designed to give all primary school children the chance to play an instrument in class. Getting reeds setup on 20 clarinets, keeping them sanitised as well as teaching a worthwhile lesson is a challenge and so I am looking forward to my existing stock being replaced with the new model with the new ligatures.
The addition of rollers is a good move I feel, with only one key on each side you soon run into problems on these clarinets with even the simplest of pieces which go above the break. The move onto a standard Bb from the Lyons clarinet is a considerable upheaval anyway, so I can't see that the rollers will differentiate between the two instruments any more than happens already.
The case is also considerably better than the old 'tube' design - it's a proper case which holds the clarinet much more securely. I believe that spare parts for repairs are also cheaper.
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