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Re: Low C Bass Clarinet buying dilemmas

Author: Julian ibiza
Date: 2022-06-21 18:15

I would just like to conclude that I believe I have arrived at a happy ending to my low C bass clarinet quest with the help of the very accessible and amiable Leslie Craven . Thank you forum member ' Hustfarm' for suggesting that Leslie might be able to help me out . That's just what he did , offering me one of his BC02 horns at a generously reduced price when I confessed my budget limitations . It's actually his own horn which he says he's played a few times but it basically new . I was delighted with offer because it means getting a horn in good adjustment . Actually Leslie claims to set up personally every single one of the horns he's selling, which is quite a personal touch.
All in all buying an instrument from Leaslie seems to be a predominantly friendly affair which I would like to take this opportunity to recomend . In part of one of his emails in prompt reply to me ,he declared " I don't have to make a success of this business of selling clarinets !". And I'm inclined to believe that he indeed is operating under another philosophy ,which is very refreshing and helpful in the matter of choosing the right instrument . Leslie clearly knows his horns and doesn't pull any punches when answering any questions you may have on the subject .

It seems that his hard rubber bass clarinets are being favored by a number of professionals who require a durable instrument for touring . Hence they are instruments with a decent professional level of quality but at a student instrument price tag ( Leslie didn't tell me that....its in some other review on the Internet ).
Leslie Craven's own brand BC 02 bass is basically the Ridenour bass which he's phasing out in favor of his BC01 iwhich he claims to be a superior horn .

I hope that this topic thread will be of some help to others facing the somewhat daunting quest for a low C bass clarinet here in Europe .

Julian Griffiths
Tel. 34 696 798 853

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