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Author: echi85
Date: 2017-08-03 01:55
I understand the fashion analogy. The major difference, I would argue, is that fashion typically isn't about function. It's about form. Equipment really does need to be about function. I recently bought a $100 ligature because it made a perceivable positive difference in my sound. I don't care how it looks. If there is a significant difference in a positive direction, I am willing to buy new equipment. The exception being the $1200 ligature. I cannot rationally justify the benefit vs cost for something like that.
I happen to think that there is a perceptible difference between brands. From the Backun clarinets I have played and from the recordings I hear, I can certainly tell that it is not a Buffet. I would argue the tonal difference in Selmer clarinets is just as noticeable. Stephen Williamson and Alessandro Carbonare don't sound like they are playing Buffet. I think the recording links I provided where Ricardo IS playing a Buffet are clearly different than him on the Backuns.
The innovation of an automatic low F key from Backun is something that I would like to see on Buffets and Selmers. I would have no problem paying more for that on standard models.
Post Edited (2017-08-03 01:55)
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