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Re: My Ridenour Hard Rubber Clarinet

Author: TomS
Date: 2014-04-20 06:03

Clarinets made across the pond, somewhere. I know he does all his design in Texas and sends the "build documents" to his manufacturers.

I once asked Ted if they had checked with US companies for production. The costs were just too high to meet RCP's target price to the customer.

I'd pay a little more to have them made here in the good old US ... but not as much as the French and Canadian made instruments. Six to eight grand is just too much for many players ... unless you made a handsome living playing the clarinet.

I think someday, with the advances in technology and especially the reduction in cost of CNC machining, smaller companies like RCP can "do their own thing" for a relatively modest outlay of money and space. That would be cool!

Tom

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