Author: Nate Zeien
Date: 2000-09-14 04:35
CJ, I can't give you any history, but I do have a few words about with dealing with metal clarinets. First, hang on to that horn! A good metal clarinet isn't too easy to find. Most of them ARE lemons, but there are a few good ones out there. I myself own two, one is a very nice horn, the other is, not quite a lemon, but pretty close. If you ever have pads replaced, make sure that you request leather pads. Sometimes the tone holes are not perfectly flat, and leather pads seat better. They last quite a bit longer, too. There are a few notes that aren't quite well in tune on pretty much all metal clarinets. The most obvious example would be the throat tones, these are usually flat - you can lip these up, so they are in tune. Another thing, when playing in a group (If they will let you with a metal clarinet) ALWAYS tune. If you don't, you will probably regret it. Once you get it in tune it won't be to bad. I myself, and a very few others, actually like my metal clarinet. I usually play it in a couple of community bands and polka bands. When the guy next to me is playing a metal clarinet using rico 2's and sipping beer, that leaves a bit to be desired, though. I use my R-13 for most other things, these require a little more professionality. A lot of people do have bad views about metal clarinets, but there are arguments that metal has a better tone than plastic. I have to agree with this. Don't let this stop you from enjoying your metal clarinet :-) -- Nate Zeien
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