Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2010-09-16 12:26
Franklin Liao wrote,
>>About getting a new horn... to me, a used, but professionally serviced R13 or any other professional horn would be more economical and more sensible than a new instrument. >>
I agree! As an amateur clarinet player and semi-professional cockroach (flea markets, yard sales, junktiques stores, etc.), I've acquired pro-quality clarinets and saxophones for a fraction of the price I'd have had to pay for them when they were new. I tend to mention the antiques here more often, but I've also bought a Buffet R-13 in A (1973), a Buffet R-13 in Bb (1977) and a Paris Selmer E-flat alto (1979) at two flea markets and a junktiques store. They all cleaned up nicely (the clarinets, not the markets...). If you enjoy barter and there's a good pickers' market near you, that's a great way to go -- and save a fine clarinet from getting turned into a lamp. If you hate bartering or there's no good venue for it near you, then the teachers and more advanced students should be able to recommend the reputable music stores and dealers that sell second-hand instruments.
Lelia
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