Author: Hank Lehrer
Date: 2016-04-27 07:33
Banangerine and Tucker,
I'm happy to have been able to assist you with advice. But as I have said to others "you need to make the final call on any purchase."
In Banangerine's case, my take is you are on the right track but with the 925e, there are several additional bridge keys that need to be properly aligned during assembly. If these are not correctly positioned, you will have playing problems. On the low Eb, press the Eb key and look to see if the pad on the bell is closing fully. If not, turn the bell a little bit. Also, I purchased my 925e without a MP. I do not know what you are using but getting the right combo of reed and MP can sometimes be tricky. I believe that you need a clarinet teacher to help you get things correct. But maybe the tech is a clarinet player? And Mojo's advice is right on.
I also imagine that the Jupiter is a one-piece instrument with the low Eb on the body rather than the bell. Thus you do not have the alignment issue. When I was a HS band director, I always bought one-piece instruments as students are often careless. Final word, if you are not happy with either instrument, don't buy it.
In Tucker's case, we do not often hear ourselves accurately. I always play into a wall on sax or bass clarinet to see about the sound.
For clarity with the rest of the BB members, I use my Selmer Model 30 as my primary bass with the 925e (bought before I discovered the Selmer) as an excellent backup. More importantly, I receive no compensation of any kind from Ridenour Clarinet Products. I just like Tom, his instruments, and his and Ted's customer service.
HRL
Post Edited (2016-04-27 07:35)
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