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Building a bass clarinet on a shoe string

Author: SunnyDaze
Date: 2018-07-27 01:31

Hi,

I'm trying to put together a bass clarinet on a shoestring budget, and I've bought the middle section with all the keys very cheaply from ebay. I am just now short of the bell, the neck and the mouthpiece.

I've been thinking about all of those videos I've watched where French horn players mess around with trying to play garden hoses, and I just wondered if anyone has every tried to home-make these extra pieces for a bass clarinet?

I mean, for example, making the neck out of a bit of flexible pipe, or making the horn from fired clay or similar. I think it might be fun, and since they seem to cost £100+ it might also save me a bit of money.

I know I need to buy an actual mouthpiece, but I figure if I save money on the other bits, then I might have more left for a good mouthpiece.

If this is a bonkers idea, that's okay to say so.

Thanks!

Sunny

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