Author: ClarinetRobt
Date: 2017-08-03 00:28
David has a good point about the Divine. They didn't seem dead to me at all. Just didn't seem better than my Prestige with a $4K+ upcharge. It was a beautiful instrument...needed to be adjusted, a lot...but played great (I realize I just contradicted myself, but I think you get my drift).
My beef was the intonation wasn't any better than my off the shelf Ridenour Libertas, that's what...$1500? (In fairness I do believe Tom play tested my horn before I received it and made adjustments if necessary. I of course have no idea if he actually did anything special other than to make sure it was OK.)
But more importantly it didn't sound any better or play any smoother with less effort than my Prestige -which is arguably over priced. But any instrument is worth what someone will pay for it. It was worth it for me.
When I decide to replace my A, and probably my Bb, I'll pay what I want to pay...it's my prerogative. The CSVR is way head in the trials. I just got in contact with Uebel to test a Superior. NOTE: I'm getting a lot cheaper in my old age.
I've gotten some flack over what I paid for my Behn mouthpiece. It was worth every penny to me. The mouthpiece helped me get back into the game after a couple of bouts of Bell's Palsy. Behn changed my entire concept of how to make a sound on clarinet. His products literally rehabilitated my playing. Priceless for me.
~Robt L Schwebel
Mthpc: Behn Vintage
Lig: Ishimori, Behn Delrin
Reed: Legere French Cut 3.75/4, Behn Brio 4
Horns: Uebel Superior (Bb,A), Ridenour Lyrique, Buffet R13 (Eb)
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