Author: JJAlbrecht
Date: 2014-08-27 05:44
NEVER use a good, pro-grade wooden instrument to march. It's just a disaster waiting to happen. Get a decent, used plastic horn. Vito, Bundy, etc. come to mind. You will never forgiver yourself if you destroy a great clarinet by marching with it. Nobody will notice what instrument you are playing in a marching band, in any case.
You can find used instruments practically for the asking. Half the opeople I know have an old plastic hoirn lying around in a closet.
I gave my daughter my 1971 vintage R13 years ago, with the condition that she NEVER march with it. We found someone nearby who gave us a Bundy for free. It cost me $5 to have a screw or two replaced. Pads were fine. I probably sank less than $50 worth of maintenance into it during the 4 years she was marching. It cost a lot more for repadding the Buffet every few years. She just upgraded to a new R13 Bb this year. The old one took her from 9th grade,through high school,undergrad, and first year of her master's program.. She also has a newer R13 A and my Yamaha 681 Eefer.
“Everyone discovers their own way of destroying themselves, and some people choose the clarinet.” Kalman Opperman, 1919-2010
"A drummer is a musician's best friend."
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