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RE: The Festival Clarinet

Author: paul
Date: 1999-07-27 13:49

As Mark said, the Festival is an upscale professional grade clarinet. I've had one for a few years and I have learned to love it. It's very much a pro horn, with all of the additional training a good pro horn requires to make it play to its potential. Many novices may find the Festival to be too much horn initially. It's versatile, very responsive, with an excellent tone. I've had pros play my Festival every now and then, and they like it. It took me years of practice as a part time hacker novice to finally get my Festival to play decently, but it wasn't the horn's fault. If you have a very good pro horn like this one, be prepared to put the work into it to get the tone and performance out of it.

As you learn to play the horn, also learn how to take care of it. The wood Festivals should never be taken out in the weather. Swab it thoroughly and wipe down the keys with a clean soft cloth when you are finished with your session. Store it in its original case. Use simple and easy tarnish prevention techniques to care for the silver keys. If you want to learn how to use the additional key, take the time to find out how it can be a help and how it can get in the way.

Finally, enjoy playing the Festival. It's a very good horn that can last a lifetime. Make it a point to play it often and play it well.

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