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Re: Buying a clarinet in Japan

Author: Chris P
Date: 2024-05-14 19:53

"If the savings are significant, then it is worth taking the risk.
For example, if the instrument cracks, you most likely would need to ship it to the store to get a replacement."

As all wooden clarinets are liable to cracking to some degree or other, that risk is something that's to be expected and should be dealt with as and when it happens. Plus it's far better to repair a crack than replacing the cracked joint with an entirely new one as that's got to be played in again from scratch and there's no guarantee it won't crack or it'll play the same as the original joint which is why you chose that particular clarinet to begin with. And rather than returning a cracked clarinet overseas for a replacement, just get it fixed locally by someone who knows what they're doing.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010

Independent Woodwind Repairer
Single and Double Reed Specialist
Oboes, Clarinets and Saxes

NOT A MEMBER OF N.A.M.I.R.

The opinions I express are my own.

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