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Which one of these wood clarinets is the best?

Author: Clarinetboy***
Date: 2008-07-25 23:43

Hi, I just wanted to know which one of these wood clarinets would be the best choice for a student wanting to upgrade. For intermediate clarinets, Leblanc Noblet 45 (diamond emblem),Selmer Signet Soloist (Elkhart,Indiana version),Selmer Signet Special,Selmer CL200 USA,Leblanc Rapsodie,or Evette & Shaeffer model. For professional clarinets, which would be better, Conn 444N or Selmer Paris Series 10? I am a student that is going into the eighth grade and currently I play a Jupiter Capital Edition ABS resin clarinet. I've posted before here asking what clarinet I should buy but everyone said just to buy a mouthpiece. I really want to upgrade to a better clarinet even though I don't need to because I feel that my Jupiter is restricting me from playing too well. My Jupiter clarinet has quite a few issues. Some include a lot of sharp notes,a stuffy B flat,slightly sluggish keywork,and maybe some more that I don't know about. I mean, it's not a bad clarinet since I actually sound better than my classmate who plays a Yamaha 250. Now, I don't really need a pro clarinet because no matter how much I save, my parents would never spend that much money on an instrument and plus I'm not that rich at all. Even if I had my clarinet adjusted it would probably cost about the same money as it would be to pay for a vintage intermediate clarinet. I could always just get a Clark Fobes Nova mouthpiece, Gonzalez FOF reeds, and a Muncy Synthetic Barrel but I guess it's because I just want a new clarinet. Any ideas that would help? Anyway, thanks for reading.

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