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New to (Albert) clarinet

Author: M_Chavez
Date: 2018-05-30 00:14

Hello All,

I thought I'd say hello and ask a few newbie questions.

I am an amateur luthier (fretted instruments), however, I have been recently toying with the idea of trying my hand at making a classical clarinet. Just as I was studying the technical drawings of these old instruments, an old noname Albert system clarinet has come up for sale in a local charity shop and I figured I'd get it (worst case scenario, I'll make a very good looking lamp out of it).
The clarinet appears to be made out of blackwood and has no visible cracks or defects. Old pads shouldn't be hard to replace.

I wanted to ask if an old Albert is a decent starting point for somebody to learn the instrument? I'm not looking for anything fancy - just to play some old jazz standards and get to know the instrument before I try making one. Don't know if this is a HP or LP instrument as I am still to try and figure out which end to blow into to make a sound.

Thanks.

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