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Re: Clarinets & College

Author: USFBassClarinet
Date: 2010-09-16 14:07

I'm on a hunt for a used professional Bb clarinet right now. Unfortunately, I was never entirely happy with an R-13 so I have been shopping Selmer and Leblanc, but I have seen R-13s everywhere starting at about 1200 to 1500 for good used ones made in recent years and the older ones from the 60s. Most of the places all offered generous trial periods as well. In fact, I have a Opus Millennium on its way right now for me to try in that price range.

After hearing people rave about the Ridenour clarinets, I tried some at clarinetfest and found that I didn't care a whole lot for them. That being said, how much opinion can you make of something with 10 other people playing in the same room...so to each their own.

Something else that might be an option...
If your school has an instrument inventory, borrow one from there for a while. I know here we have several R13s sitting in our inventory but they all need at least a few pads. If the ones there are in the same condition, maybe work something out with your School that if you get it fixed, you are guaranteed that instrument for 4 years. It would be like a long term rental I guess and would give you time to save up for a better clarinet. At the same time, if you decided to switch majors later on, this way you didn't sink 1400-2700 into a new clarinet but just a few hundred.

Good luck. and if you decide to hunt for a used instrument, enjoy the hunt, it is actually kinda fun.

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