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Re: Practicing on 'bad' clarinet

Author: NorbertTheParrot
Date: 2008-08-12 08:19

I think there is a world of difference between an inexpensive instrument and a badly-maintained one.

I have no doubt that Arnold Jacobs could play beautifully on an inexpensive tuba, but I very much doubt he could play beautifully - or at all - on a tuba with leaks and sticky valves. To take a more extreme case, no trombone player on earth can play a trombone with a dented slide.

Similarly, I can't see any benefit in practising on a leaky clarinet. Practising on an inexpensive (but fully functional) one might possibly have some benefits in improving tone quality and intonation, but I think there are dangers in learning compensation techniques that aren't needed on a good instrument.

Post Edited (2008-08-12 08:19)

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