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intermediate (professional) clarinets

Author: warden91
Date: 2018-04-07 20:16

Hello

I am researching clarinets for a student who needs to upgrade. She has done well to get to Grade 5 distinction level playing on a Buffet B12. Her parents are willing to invest in a better instrument. She's a good student who I expect/hope to reach Grade 8 level before she leaves school. I don't have much experience in buying instruments for students at this stage so thought I would seek your suggestions.

I see from Howarths website that new intermediate level instruments cost in the range of £1000-1500 (Buffet E12 and E13, Yamaha 450 and 650, and so on). I think most likely these would be the upper end of the family's budget. I'm aware that these instruments can be had more cheaply second hand also, for well under £1000. I've then also been thinking that for not too much more than £1000, it's possible to find older professional standard instruments such as Selmer 10S or older Buffet R13. How do the current modern intermediate level instruments compare with these older professional ones? For example, would a good condition 10S be better (as well as possibly cheaper) than an E13 or YCL 650 (which also might well need to be upgraded in the future anyway)?

Are there any other instruments or angles that would be worth exploring?

Obviously the student will need to try some clarinets for herself, at the moment I'm just collecting information so that I can pass on to the family to give them an idea they can start to budget (I will recommend to allow for a new mouthpiece as well). Any thoughts, suggestions or pointers are much appreciated.

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