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Re: Restore my R13 or save up for new in a few years?

Author: seabreeze
Date: 2017-11-13 10:11

Many choices are not "either or" choices but rather "both and" ones. I don't think your choice is either to repair your clarinet or buy a new one. More likely it is to repair your clarinet now so it plays as well as possible (actually an honest tech who knows the business can tell you if your instrument is worth repairing) AND then save up to get something better later on.

It could turn out that your Bb Buffet (I'm assuming that's what is it) if properly serviced still has many years of life left. In that case, you might want to save up for a A clarinet to complement it. If you don't need an A clarinet or already have one, then of course you could later buy a new Bb instead. Some pros use clarinets older than yours.

All clarinets have what you called "minor issues." Even expensive Wurlitzer Reform Boehms and Buffet Toscas can have these issues. A few small tuning problems should not be enough to bring on a case of "new clarinet fever," as you term it. Wait until the "fever" has subsided and you are "well" before you start trying out other clarinets. We clarinetists need to have all our wits about us when we go clarinet-hunting, and I'm afraid that the frenzy of clarinet fever only clouds our judgement toward buying the wrong thing on impulse. .

Post Edited (2017-11-14 20:59)

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