Author: Musikat
Date: 2017-11-13 15:39
Thanks for the responses so far. Just a couple of clarifications. I am not considering whether to service my clarinet or not. I definitely do and will have it serviced. This is about whether I go the extra mile (and expense) of having all the keys taken off and polished (or replated), refinish the logo and have it made "pretty." I do not need to save for an A, as I already have a Buffet A clarinet. It needs servicing, but a tech told me it was a really good instrument and not to sell it a few years ago when I was considering doing that. So if and when I join an orchestra I would get it fixed and I'm good to go. I have a good tech I like that is very reasonable and have contacted him for his pricing. But I am also considering going to Wesley Rice for the overhaul (which is where I got the prices, from his website)
Bob, you mentioned mouthpieces and barrels, which is interesting. I recently purchased a new mouthpiece and barrel, which did help with tuning for a while. That is one reason I wonder whether it just needs a tune-up. I definitely don't need a new mouthpiece (I purchased a Gregory Smith 1+), but I do wonder about barrels. In my mouthpiece search I also tried Grabner. It was a close decision but I liked the Smith better, but also found that Grabner's barrel opened up the sound of the Smith mouthpiece nicely, so also bought that.
I have been wondering if a Chadash (or Moennig) barrel would be worth trying. Smith recommends Chadash with his mouthpieces, I believe. I wanted to try it then but he didn't have any in stock to sell with the mouthpiece and I can't find any shops in my area that have them to try.
Lastly, does anyone know if the 1977 R13 is a "small bore" or larger bore, as mentioned above? Do I have a golden era instrument?
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