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Re: Advise on keeping R 13 made in 2013

Author: m1964
Date: 2019-12-24 10:19

crelias11 wrote:

"I took my R13 to the local repair guy who is very good. Need adjustment again 3rd space C key (my fault) 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..."

I checked "that site' and the price of $2200 seems to be in line with the current pricing on a newer R13 in good/excellent condition.

Does it hold suction?
If the chip in the "defective" tone hole was fixed (which is not a complicated repair as mentioned above) and the joint holds suction, then that is not a problem anymore.

I'd take your Buffet to a store and compare to other instruments- sound and tuning.
Record yourself while playing yours and other clarinet(s) using an app on your phone that allows for recording of high quality sound. Go home or to your car and listen through the headphones- not the speaker of the phone. Compare the recordings.
Then you can decide if you got a dud or a "good" R13.

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