Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2019-12-23 05:14
crelias11 wrote:
> He told me he has
> fixed the clarinet before from the previous owner. She bought
> it new and never liked the sound or key feel. It was apparently
> defective from new-chipped tone hole, 1st hole in lower joint.
>
Questions that ask "Is it worth keeping (or buying)..." usually depend on why you are asking the question. What do you want from the instrument and will it provide what you want?
It's not clear from your post whether there's a connection among these three sentences. Did she feel the sound and key feel had something to do with the chipped tone hole? It doesn't seem to me they are likely to have been related.
If that's the case, and the "defect" was not the reason why the previous owner didn't like the instrument, then you have to make a decision for yourself between two possibilities:
(1) You don't like the sound and key feel, either, in which case the chipped tone hole is irrelevant and you should consider selling the instrument and finding something you like better.
(2) You like the sound and key feel, but the "defect" bothers you. If the tone hole has been repaired and isn't itself causing a playing issue, then the only reason it would make sense to sell it is if you are concerned that the repaired chip will decrease the instrument's resale value. But that doesn't matter unless you do sell it. If you keep it because you like the way it plays, then the chip is again irrelevant.
So, it comes down not to the fact that it was "defective" from the factory, but to whether or not you like it's playing qualities. If you don't, sell it. If you do, keep it.
Karl
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