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Re: Mystery clarinet

Author: fskelley
Date: 2016-01-10 23:25

I am very very happy with my Arioso, not likely once it's back I'll be playing anything else except on an occasional whim.

The Lyrique 2nd- a manufacturing sample with several known issues at a bargain price- was not represented as playing in tune, only that it was probably a better backup than some random Vito I told them I was planning to get off eBay. Certainly it has better keywork. As I described in another thread, the biggest issue it had initially was terribly sharp throat Bb, which I diagnosed as a too short register tube. The Ridenours sent me another, I swapped- problem solved! Then the biggest problem was forked low Eb (which is seldom good anyway), or maybe it was the E. Whichever it was, I improved with some Marine Goop in a tone hole. What's left seems more pervasive. After my Arioso is back I think I'll do a side by side test with a tuner and quantify any problems. It just does not feel right to ask those guys to try to fix it under the circumstances- I got what I bargained for or maybe more. (Edited to add- quick test with a tuner indicates Lyrique 2nd with my fixes does in fact have very good intonation, perhaps nearly as good as my newly serviced Arioso- sorry for suggesting otherwise.)

$35 for a nice looking clarinet or CSO perhaps was a better gamble than the same amount on $800 million powerball tickets. If it's playable at any level, great. If not- I might use it for some or all of...
1) Photography in places I would not take a good clarinet
--a- ocean surf
--b- ??? suggestions?
2) Photos or video of things I would not DO to a good clarinet
--a- things oozing out of the tone holes
--b- fireworks or flares
--c- clarinet "football"
--d- ??? suggestions?
3) Practice clarinet service- disassembly / assembly- pads etc
4) suggestions?

Tony- yours looks like mine? The Hansons I see online are very different.

Anyone else identify the keywork on my photos? And a related question is- if it were a major brand, what happened to the logos? Does anyone else here own an incognito clarinet that's really a Buffet, Selmer (that happens), Leblanc, or whatever?

Stan in Orlando

EWI 4000S with modifications

Post Edited (2016-02-05 07:50)

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