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Re: My new chinese Efer

Author: jdbassplayer
Date: 2018-01-01 22:36

Kalashnikirby,

One thing you aren't taking into account is the durability of these instruments. On mine the pads started to tear after a week. The material is generally extremely thin and the toneholes are often sharp because they are rarely finished properly from the factory. On my Chinese Eb the pads started to tear after a week, after about a month the instrument needed a full overhaul, even though it was practically new! When you buy the cheapest version of something there is a guarantee that corners were cut somewhere.

While your instrument may look a lot like a Martin Freres, there are a few notable exceptions. Most notably, look at the pad cup on the left hand middle finger ring key:

http://martinfreres.net/clarinetcatalog/e_flat_soprano/model-e-34-eb-soprano-clarinet/

The pad cup is attached directly to the ring. While this may seem insignificant, this design feature tells us that this instrument uses a different and more refined design that your average cheap Chinese Eb.

As unfortunate as it is, unless you plan on completely rebuilding the instrument an $80 Eb is not a good investment. I have owned Cheap Chinese instruments in almost every key (Eb, C, Bb, A, G) and the story has always been the same, they always need major work to play well.

-Jdbassplayer

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