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Selmer Bundy and other cheap bass clarinets

Author: superson
Date: 2013-01-26 03:13

Hi,

I'm currently looking for a cheap but decent bass clarinet to Eb to play in an amateur orchestra. Recently I've been looking online, and I see a lot of Selmer Bundy Bass clarinets within my price range, also a lot of Vito clarinets. I've heard they're a fairly popular student instrument in the US and wondered what people on here thought of them.

Unfortunately I'm not in a try before you buy situation. None of my local music shops are particularly great in the woodwind area. I know a great shop further away and they do tend to sell secondhand basses within my price range ( the last time I asked they had the Yamaha YCL-221 for £800 though I couldn't afford it at the time) but it's unusual for them to have them in.

Would you wait until you could try one out? Wait and save up till you could afford the more expensive clarinets? Or get a Selmer Bundy/Vito and have it overhauled by a technician?

Thanks

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