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Author: Ryder
Date: 2008-06-27 13:49
Since no one else chimed in,
I had the opportunity to try their line of clarinets at a convention here in Texas.
According to the representative, I was playing on the only Cannonball clarinets in existence at that time. I treid their lowest model to their most expensive model and to be honest didn't like them much. The only thing I did like was the unique barrel and bell, but only because of asthetics.
Wether or not the problem was from my mp setup I can't say, but most of them seemed extremely resistant and tone was no where to be found, so to speak. You would assume that, being the only set of Cannonball clarinets around, they'd be well adjusted.
After I tried them I went straight back to the Buffet booth to remind myself where I come from and why.
That was my experience, mabey someone else had better luck, and mabey you would too. Like everyone always says, what works for one may not for the other.
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Ryder Naymik
San Antonio, Texas
"We pracice the way we want to perform, that way when we perform it's just like we practiced"
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Author: clarinets1
Date: 2008-06-27 15:41
not CSO's.
i tried both the top line clarinet and the student model. not too bad for their first attempt at a clarinet, though not too stunning either. i did like the bells, but i wasn't too taken with the barrels (the opposite reaction from my experience with the Backun bells and barrels).
i did like the shaped register key, and the LH Eb key didn't bother me as much as Buffet's LH Eb key (i think that it has to do with the shape). the extra C#/G# trill key is a neat idea, though I'm not sure how practical it is.
i personally like a resistant clarinet, so i didn't notice too much from that perspective. these are the company's first foray into the world of clarinet-making, so maybe they will get better and take off, or they won't make an impression and the clarinet line will disappear. Cannonball has a reputation for bold ideas and innovative designs and i know that they care very much about how well their instruments perform. it will be interesting to see how the clarinet community will react.
i do feel that they should have approached this the same way they did with their saxes and trumpets, though, by perfecting their professional level horns first, then using the same ideas and technologies to make quality student horns. but that's just my opinion, of course.
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Author: Ryan25
Date: 2008-06-27 16:55
They look like the new backun clarinets. Sort of a cheap knock off.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2008-06-27 18:41
You guys got my attention !, a quick search for Cannonball Clarinet turned up interesting info. Re: the clarinet, the Arezzo cl description is provacative with a number of "desireables" IMHO, and the barrel/bell choice of Goblet or Fjord styles is certainly different. Of course, "how it plays" has importance also. Luck, Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: brycon
Date: 2008-06-27 18:52
Is this the same Cannonball that makes saxes? If so I would avoid them.
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Author: allencole
Date: 2008-06-29 17:52
This is something that's becoming a more of an issue. I've had some students that got great results from Cannonball saxes, they really bark! But I'm not so crazy about some of the craftsmanship. Tuning can be a challenge, too.
Allen Cole
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