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When to upgrade

Author: chipper
Date: 2005-08-22 20:06

I've been playing two years on an older VSP clarinet that I had rebuilt. New pads, adjustments, etc. Plays fine, although I do play a bit flat at times but that's probably operator malfunction, not the instrument. I use Mitchel Laurie? reeds, 2 1/2, and am trying to get used to 3 1/2s to help with the higher notes. Last weekend I tried out several new and used clarinets. Yamaha student model, (mine sounded better) a used Buffett e-11 (bent keys, diffucult to finger) and a new Buffett e-11,(fingered similar to my VSP, great tone, well to my ear anyway). Question, before I lay out the 800 bucks, how do I know if I need to upgrade? Will it just be apparent? Then, how far do I upgrade? something a bit better or top of the line?

Thanks

Carl

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