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Re: A GOOD inexpensive bass clarinet?

Author: blazian
Date: 2017-10-31 04:47

I agree with your assessment of the Allora low C bass, but I do have one that I perform on occasionally that works fine for me. Certainly beginner level, but can't be played by anyone but a professional to compensate for its problems. It could be regarded as trash.

In high school I played a Buffet 1183 student/intermediate bass and hated it. I much preferred the Bundy I marched with to that thing. It was always going out of adjustment and had the wheeziest clarion of any bass clarinet. My section mate's 1183 was stolen out of her car and she bought a Yamaha 221-II as a replacement. I think she was much happier on that instrument than on her last bass.

But we may still be fooling ourselves. There's nothing wrong with the old Bundys we've used for ages. If Selmer USA charged more for them, maybe teachers would see the value of them, rather than dismiss them as cheap plastic basses. I've not been a fan of Vito/Leblanc basses because of their register regulation issues.

- Martin

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