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Re: Diamond Bass Clarinets

Author: Steven Ocone
Date: 2021-03-08 17:45

While some Jupiter instruments are "made" in China, I expect that Jupiter has more control over the production and quality than most other companies. Some of the parts are most likely from Taiwan. This is a guess - I haven't talked to anyone at Jupiter about this.

Similarly, Yamaha has instruments that are "made in Indonesia" but I expect that all of the parts are made in Japan. Final assembly is labor intensive and expensive to do well. When Gemeinhardt switched to making its student flutes in China, the padding improved.

As far as Jupiter's bass clarinet goes, it doesn't nearly match the quality of their Bb soprano, but is better than other Chinese student models. Also they have a parts department in the US which is a big plus.

Steve Ocone

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