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Author: Ken Lagace
Date: 2019-04-20 04:46
Has anyone tried the Yinfente clarinets? I see a $299.00 price? I know it is inexpensive, and rosewood needs to be treated carefully.
Probably not good for a beginner. And probably good for as expensive lamp holder?
I know someone who bought one and will be able to try it in a few weeks.
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Author: Ken Lagace
Date: 2019-04-20 21:23
Thanks - I will give it a try but beforehand, I need to think of a diplomatic way to praise it.
:=/
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Author: Hurstfarm
Date: 2019-04-21 01:47
Well they certainly seem to be onto something - they’re the first clarinet maker I’ve seen offering “fully automated equipment”. I think I’ll put up with my old manual clarinets for a bit longer though.
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Author: Hurstfarm
Date: 2019-04-21 14:25
Well, I for one wouldn’t want a clarinet with a separate sound hole...
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Author: Ken Lagace
Date: 2019-04-21 15:28
The instruments are inexpensive because the Chinese skimped on English translators.
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Author: MusicallyMrM
Date: 2022-09-24 21:09
.......I see that no one posted in regard to trying one of the Yinfente Clarinets. Well let me be the first to say that in 2022 (old post I know), these horns are not bad at all. A caveat; you might find a bad one in every 10-20. As a band director though, I find the same statistics when you look at horns coming through the Conn-Selmer conglomerate (used to be UMI) and even the entry level Buffet stuff and Jupiter. Just the nature of the beast I guess.
Biggest issue for me with the Yinfente is that some of them exacerbate the intonation problems of the clarinet in general in the throat register (G#, A, Bb etc) Some are worse than others but not bad for essentially stencil instruments built for a myriad of distributors. I have a rosewood one with the gold plating as well as grenadilla pro example and both do extremely well for me. (By the way, I also play a vintage 10G Selmer and a recent purchase, an R13 Greenline-should have purchased a Uebel)
Even in comparison to my high end instruments and over 40 years as a professional clarinetist, these are not bad at all. I wouldn't subject them to the rigors of Marching Band or younger beginners. But for the money, they are decent quality and a good buy.
Post Edited (2022-09-25 08:32)
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Author: JTJC
Date: 2022-09-24 23:01
5 stars based on ZERO reviews. They just know they are good.
Love the white gloves supplied with their C clarinet. I’m sure some people will say the gloves improve their tone, articulation, intonation, legato, throat notes, altissimo etc etc etc
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Author: Hunter_100
Date: 2022-09-25 03:41
I bought one of their cases for $30 for my eb to replace the stock one that fell apart. I figured for the price it was little risk. It turned out to be a pretty nice case. I would not buy an instrument from them though.
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Author: MusicallyMrM
Date: 2022-09-25 08:35
.....those corny white gloves. It's a marching band thing. I remember the clarinets used them in my college marching band. Cut the fingertips out of them and it added some pizazz to the pagentry. 
But back to the clarinets. That went all out to give them that Backun or even the Patricola look, didn't they?
Post Edited (2022-09-25 08:37)
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