Author: Gordon
Date: 2002-07-24 18:41
I'm reluctant to bring this topic up, since it's probably been well-worked over in the Phorum, but I'm going to do it anyway, especially since I'm introducing a new twist. I've just started attending the Phorum recently, and reading through the Sneezy.org archives on the issue doesn't address my issues. Which are:
1. Should I buy a Buffet Greenline?
2. Is it worth the price?
3. Is there much difference between an R13 greenline and an RC greenline?
Recently I wrote to a number of the woodwind houses, asking stock and pricing questions. One of them wrote back: "No, I don't keep them in stock and I'm afraid
I've got to say I've never sold one. To us, it's only a plastic clarinet.
Or should I say, 'A plastic clarinet with a big price.'"
Clearly other people share this opinion. But whatever clarinet I buy will spend part of the year travelling about North and Central America with me, from Alaska to Costa Rica, sometimes housed in a pop-up camper on the back of a 4-wheel drive pick-up, where the temperatures vary between zero and 100 degrees, with equal variations in humidity. Other parts of the year, it will play in a community orchestra and (I hope) in amateur woodwind ensembles. Even if the greenline is plastic and over-priced, it may very well be the ideal instrument for such useage and conditions. I would like to hear opinions and alternatives. Thanks.
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