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Re: Pedler wood bass

Author: SteveG_CT
Date: 2010-10-19 04:25

The Pedler would be a fair bit better than the Selmer/Bundy you're currently playing if you get one in good shape. I had the same budget as you when I bought my Pedler several months ago and was in more or less the same dilema as you. A $1000 budget puts you basically half way between the good student horns and the cheaper pro horns on the used market.

Although the Pedler has a double register mechanism I would probably rank it closely to the better single register horns such as a Noblet. It would definitely get you through high school and maybe college unless you will be playing in an orchestra (in which case you pretty much need a low-C horn).

You might want to contact Dave Spiegelthal and see if he has any used bass clarinets for sale. I know he had a really nice Kohlert for sale at around your price range recently but I'm not sure if he's sold it yet.

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