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Re: Grinnell Detroit clarinet

Author: kcarlee
Date: 2010-10-18 15:54

I took the clarinet to Marshall Music in Lansing MI. said it was a no brand from the 40's. (Grinnells probably put their name on?) That if I put $300 dollars in it it would still not sound good. The barrel joint is shorter. Said it was only good for sitting on a shelf. I also have a Selmer 100 from about 1996 which is in very good condition. They said that was definately the better instrument. Too bad, but I remember the band teacher making me pull my barrel joint out farther on the grinnell so I must have been flat or sharp? My aunt who was a band instructor sold the grinnell to my parents for $25 back in 1961. It was tarnished and ugly and now to find out it was pretty inferior no wonder I didn't want to keep playing it. Seems like she would have given me a better instrument.

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