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Re: Need Help Choosing Clarinet

Author: Jenny C
Date: 2020-09-09 10:02

A huge thanks to everyone who replied. I’ve read all the replies over several times and have spent quite some time reflecting and thinking over my decision. I truly appreciate the time all of you took to provide me with your insight. Especially m1964 and jnk, thanks for typing out so much information!

As for the advice on taking lessons and classes, I think I will start sometime early next year. I do have an immunocompromised family member, so I am hoping to wait till it’s safer to start meeting people “maskless” regularly.

Overall, the general consensus seems to be for me to start with a entry level student clarinet. I totally agree evaluating a pro level instrument is way above my ability right now. So I was going to get a beginner clarinet that one of you recommended. And then wait till I get a lot better before upgrading to a better clarinet to really make use of its full potential.

But then, I received a email reply from Gary Armstrong regarding an intermediate Backun clarinet for $800. This costs about the same for a new beginner clarinet (I looked up the Yamaha 255 Ron recommended & Buffet Prodige Christian recommended). Gary told me Morrie Backun teamed up with Leblanc Co. and has produced some excellent wood clarinet. This is an unknown brand, but he assured me that this clarinet is as good as the Buffet E11. I’ve read up some really nice reviews of Gary on this site, so I trust that his judgement is great. As I do live in Toronto, I can save on the shipping as well. I would also be able to try out the clarinet for a week. Even though I don’t think I can evaluate an instrument, but I think I can tell if I dislike the instrument?

Would this be an appropriate choice for me? I was comparing its price to a new beginner clarinet, because I am unsure if I can clean an online used clarinet properly myself (with COVID in mind) and figured might just be safer to get it from a store or from a tech. This sounds like a great deal, but again as I’m straying off the advice I got here, I’m hoping someone can tell me if this sounds alright or no I really don’t know what I’m doing and am getting sidetracked again...

Thanks,
Jenny

Post Edited (2020-09-09 10:03)

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