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Bass Clarinet Advice

Author: Keith Sanders
Date: 2010-07-09 14:12

Hey Everyone,

I am new to the board and need some opinions on options for bass clarinets. I did search the forum but couldn't find the answer I was looking for. I am a pretty decent clarinetist and bass clarinetist with college playing experience and stuff like that. I am not currently in college right now but will return again in the future(I am at a really good paying job that needed no degree and I have a family, so finishing school will be done at a later date). I will be finishing a Music Ed degree when I go back. I am looking to get a bass clarinet for community band and orchesta playing. Nothing very intense or pro... I have a budget of around $2000 and am looking at either some tried and true used leblanc's, selmer or yamaha...all to low Eb and some student models in there....and on the other end of the spectrum is the Kessler low C bass....I just need some opinions on what you guys and gals think would be a better type of purchase....tried and true Eb or new, cheap low C. I don't have a teacher right now, so I can't ask them and I don't need anyone putting down any particular brand. I just need some of yalls takes on what you might see to be a better purchase...and spending a lot more than my budget is out of the question...without being the next Bliss and with a wife and baby, I can't even begin to justify a 5000 or 6000 dollar instrument, cant even convince myself to think about an instrument that much, no matter how good it plays. So I thank everyone in advance and am sorry my first post was so long-winded.

Thank you,
Keith

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