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Re: Tips for Trying Out Clarinets?

Author: nellsonic
Date: 2018-02-14 10:23

Good advice so far. I hope when you say 'teachers' you are including whoever you will study with in college. They are likely to have strong opinions that may contradict your current teacher. Is this why you are limiting yourself to Buffet? If money is no object I'd also look at Backun. If it is, and regardless, I'd also look at Selmer and definitely Yamaha. There is no one universal best instrument.

No matter what, don't buy a horn that doesn't play well in tune regardless of how much you may love everything else about it. Check the scale and also the 12ths. Best to have another good pair of ears with you and to do blind tests to avoid bias.

Personally I really like the RC and Divine among the current Buffet models. They are quite a bit different from the ones you mentioned, so even with the Buffet line be sure not to limit yourself. So many choices! Take your time. RDG is a good place to start as you know the instruments will be set up well.

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