Author: suavkue
Date: 2010-10-19 15:13
Here's an update (not like anyone really cares):
So I figured out a few days ago that my student clarinet was seriously holding me back. (See this post: http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=337007&t=336942&v=t.) I will be ordering a Lyrique 576BC and will seriously either throw this Soloist in the trash, or turn it into a lamp (I don't even know if it's even worth being a lamp!), since I'm frustrated that this garbage has been holding me back for years. (Sorry for the really strong tone.)
I should have noticed the warning signs when I bought this clarinet years ago - when I tried the professional Leblanc that was in this store, it didn't even respond (to which the woman at the front desk said, "That's weird"). Then I look through the bore, take the clarinet apart, and I find a DampIt inside of it (which is, well... not supposed to happen). I wonder if this corporation (a well-known one at that - I know some on this forum who work at these stores) even knows how to repair clarinets - I've sent my Leblanc to the main repair shop five to seven times in the last summer and I'm surprised that little to nothing was done to it - even when I had to make a page of instructions stating every detail that had to be done ("Oh, but I'm a professional - do you think I'm stupid?" was her response, and still, she didn't do much to fix what I listed; I knew that the clarinet needed a complete pad overhaul at the time). Also, I find it pathetic that, if I didn't have a repair plan on this clarinet, $70 would have been charged for just a simple play test - and still, it doesn't play well.
The technician that is near the university that I currently attend completely overhauled the clarinet because he "just didn't care for the pads," and he even had to repair the case. Since he's repaired it, that clarinet has been playing its best since I bought it three years ago. I'm really starting to question the corporation from which I bought this clarinet. It's been playing at its best, but it still has its tendencies.
Later today, I am ordering a Ridenour Lyrique 576BC - I don't expect it to be perfect, but I will bet that it's going to be a lot better than the one I have now.
Good riddance...
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My current equipment:
Ridenour Lyrique 576BC, Rico Reserve 4, Ridenour Hand Finished Mouthpiece, Luyben Ligature
Post Edited (2010-10-19 15:26)
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