Author: Tracey
Date: 2001-06-01 20:52
<<In no way does this mean having a beginner clarinet makes you a poor player.>>
Yeah, that's absolutely correct. The reason playing a string instrument is so flawed is that playing on a beginner's instrument will always make you sound worse than a player with lesser ability on a professional instrument. This is the reason that clarinet players don't need to spend nearly as much money on instrument repair/overhaul/accessories in general, in that a good instrument is not needed to sound good. I really don't think that over any amount of time that playing a clarinet will ever become more expensive than a string instrument. True, you do need to buy reeds constantly, but a pack of 4 strings costs around 200 dollars. Anyway, I'd much rather not buy 4 10,000 dollar bows and a 50,000 dollar violin than a 1500 dollar R13 and around a couple hundred on mouthpiece, ligature, neckstrap, etc. accessories. As a 9th grader in youth symphony, I can even notice this. The concertmistress and last stand 1st violin are around the same level of ability, yet her instrument is 5,000 dollars more. She is only a freshman also, and this is what results in playing a string instrument. Yet, the principal clarinet plays on a metal ligature and she still sounds great. She's been to Interlochen and musical camps and definitely held her own there, with a metal ligature. In the long run, if you continue violin/viola/cello/bass (yeah, why don't you buy you own bass, hehe) it ultimately results in a lot of spent money simply to sound better than your nearest orchestral competitor.
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