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Author: Carl L
Date: 2001-06-29 02:26
OK, ebay offering...a Jinyin? Some help from out there? Thanks!
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Author: Pam
Date: 2001-06-29 02:35
Don't go near em! Or any other made in China or India cheepo horns. If you're thinking of buying a clarinet many on here have said to stick with the big 4 - Buffet, Selmer, LeBlanc and oh, I can't remember the other one.
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Author: ron b
Date: 2001-06-29 02:51
Yamaha! 
Jinyin, alias Rhythm(I think), Parrot, Lark, many others... you don't wanna go there :|
Crappy horns, very poorly made, repair shops won't touch 'em. I could give you first hand observations, Carl, but let me just say... they're not worth their weight in recycled beer cans. I saw one saxophone that the pad cup did not cover the tone hole because the key was too short? Would you want to take that home and try to play it? that is, if the key didn't fall off before you got it home.
They're really bad, believe it.
- ron b -
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Author: Cass
Date: 2001-06-29 12:10
I just bought a new student clarinet for my son after shopping pretty carefully and got the same advice as above, from everybody I talked to including my teacher and the grade school band director. A bargain to me is something sturdy that works like it should, and lasts a long time.
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Author: jim lande
Date: 2001-06-30 03:54
I would say the advice is about 99% right. ESPECIALLY regarding wooden instruments, since they seem to deform as soon as they leave china. However, I did spend $30 (incl. shipping) for an old plastic lark. Hey, I was learning how to repad and better to learn anatomy on a cadaver. Anyway, the Lark had turned green over the years, like a faded army jacket. The interesting thing was that the horn clearly was patterned off of the R13 and it was actually silver....well, not exactly plated, but the keys did have a silver blush. Probably 2 cents worth for the whole horn but my R13 has nickel plating, so there. Once repadded, it was a fairly free blowing horn and sort of felt like an R13. That said, the keys looked like they were sand cast out of recycle tin cans.
If you are looking for cheap, how about a nice old metal clarinet. (Line up your repair person before you bid, however, and check out:
http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=37222&t=37222
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Author: Joseph O'Kelly
Date: 2001-06-30 05:34
While there is a majority of junk coming out of the orients, there is also some good stuff worth mentioning. My tenor sax and soprano sax for instance. Two no-name instruments that play remarkably well. My tenor played much better than a Selmer Mark 5 that I tried and stands up well against a newer model Selmer I also tried. My soprano is made very, very well and plays nicely as well, I picked it up for only $200. While I would not recomend buying off brands on Ebay because you don't know what you're getting, they do make some nice stuff. This aditude that everone employs leaves some good deals out there to be had.
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Author: Dee
Date: 2001-06-30 13:28
Joseph O'Kelly wrote:
>
> While there is a majority of junk coming out of the
> orients, there is also some good stuff worth mentioning. My
> tenor sax and soprano sax for instance. Two no-name instruments
> that play remarkably well. My tenor played much better than a
> Selmer Mark 5 that I tried and stands up well against a newer
> model Selmer I also tried. My soprano is made very, very well
> and plays nicely as well, I picked it up for only $200. While I
> would not recomend buying off brands on Ebay because you don't
> know what you're getting, they do make some nice stuff. This
> aditude that everone employs leaves some good deals out there
> to be had.
Yes it does leave some good deals out there. However when bidding on the unknown brands with no reputation or a bad reputation, one must always ask themselves can they afford to make a mistake. Everyone's situation is different. I've taken some risks on eBay myself but only if making the mistake would be merely financially painful but not catastrophic. If all one has is $200 saved slowly and with great sacrifice over time, then it's a mistake to risk it. Better to save up for something more certain. On the other hand if it's only the difference between eating out for a couple of months or staying home to eat, no big deal in taking the risk.
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