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Author: SecondTry
Date: 2025-10-26 19:58
Aside from the ICA and its ClarinetFest, might someone be able to name trade shows that clarinet vendors of the world tend to frequent, which players can attend to try instruments? Maybe regional ICA events are the answer here.
Not that many easily drivable brick and motar music stores seemed to have a broad selection of instruments before internet sales made their overhead (and willingness to take on inventory) more relatively expensive, but I'd still like to try instruments rather than having a setup one sent to me.
Recently interested in trying some Yamahas, with little desire for urban driving or parking, (forget if Yamaha Atelier NY would even entertain me) visiting NYC Woodwinds in Brooklyn, no offense to Michael or Brooklyn, isn't my cup of tea.
Sure, flying to say, Ohio isn't trivial, but if all the major players were in attendance it might make the trip worthwhile, especially if I could add some non instrument trying agenda to the trip.
TIA
Post Edited (2025-10-26 19:58)
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Author: kdk
Date: 2025-10-26 23:22
SecondTry wrote:
> Aside from the ICA and its ClarinetFest, might someone be able
> to name trade shows that clarinet vendors of the world tend to
> frequent, which players can attend to try instruments?
The state Music Educators' Associations have annual conferences. I used to go most years to the Pa MEA conferences and try instruments in addition to seeing all kinds of gear. I've read here fairly recently about the Texas MEA conference.
Karl
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2025-10-27 02:18
University of Oklahoma has a clarinet conference every Summer. Many top players and vendors attend.
...............Paul Aviles
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