Author: GBK
Date: 2005-01-21 14:06
Hank.. Like you, I also picked up a used clarinet, a Vito V40, on eBay for the approximate cost of a box of reeds. It too, only needed minor adjustments (tenon corks, two pads) to make it play perfectly. Cosmetically, it is not "shiny new" but will give a beginner a good starting instrument.
I will keep it in my studio as an emergency clarinet for when a student comes in for their lesson and their own clarinet is not in playable condition.
The prices of used Bundy, Vito and other beginner clarinets seem to be at an all time low.
However, trying to convince parents (and students) to look at these instruments, rather than the new CSO's sold in the major retailers (or on the web) are another story...GBK
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