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Re: Backun Barrels and Bells

Author: EEBaum
Date: 2010-10-10 22:07

Sounds like he has a decent setup as is. I would hold off until a year or so into college before upgrading anything unless there's an obvious deficiency.

Even very well made instruments may crack. They're made of wood, and you can only predict so much about that. As for ebay, it's very much a don't-know-what-you'll-get market. Trial periods are a must for any musical instrument.

The Toscas are nice, but I really don't see a $3000 improvement in them over an R13. If $3000 isn't much to you, go for it, but if it's a significant expense, you'll get more mileage out of an A or Eb clarinet.

For undergrad, unless there's a program that really catches your eye or that's offering a big scholarship, I'd recommend finding a place that has a quite good music department but isn't terribly expensive. It allows time and flexibility to see what you want to do.

-Alex
www.mostlydifferent.com

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