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Re: Low C Bass Clarinet buying dilemmas

Author: Julian ibiza
Date: 2022-06-19 11:31

Wow !... You guys are being very helpful .

The Unicorn sounds great and yes !... The sixth right hand pinky key is definitly a deal maker ( or breaker ) I think . I have not hit upon this horn anywhere on the Internet , but I shall see if I can find it .

My first option would be a low C horn second hand ,but better quality than I can afford new, and put it right ,particularly as I like that sort of work from my years of clock repairing ( anything you want done right...its best to do yourself if you can ) . But if eBay is anything to go by ( and generally it is ) there seem to be only endless Chinese horns and a few quality horns in the U.S.A. with asking prices little below new . The step up from the more standard bass Eb to the C seems to be a hard one without tons of cash. Personally I would be happy to go a bit crazy to get my wife a decent horn , but she will berate me if I spend too much. ( She's a sensible person unlike me ! ).

This is just going to be like the quest for the Holy Grail I think, relying on patience and providence . There's no point in spending good money on something which is chronically rubbish , or more than you can reasonably afford for something which isn't .

All help greatly appreciated !...I feel you've all offered me some good leads and advice .

Julian Griffiths
Tel. 34 696 798 853

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