Author: CocoboloKid
Date: 2014-05-13 00:18
To address the portion of your original post regarding the Ridenour Libertas and the Backun Alpha, I own both and no, they are not similar. The Alpha is an absolutely fantastic instrument, I'd perhaps say THE finest instrument in that price range bar none, but it is not in the same league as the Libertas.
The Alpha is a very, very good student clarinet, that in the hands of a professional player, can sound very, very good (and I have in fact used my Alpha professionally for several months of this past year on the road with a Broadway tour), but the Libertas is in every respect a fully professional-level instrument. It is what I now play exclusively, and it serves me extremely well on a daily basis. The scale is remarkably even, and has a considerably fuller sound than the Alpha, which tends a bit on the "bright" side (for those who use the term). The upper clarion and altissimo on the Libertas are particularly pleasing.
Mechanism on both is stellar, build quality is top-notch, and if you're on a tight budget, it's hard to beat the Alpha, but if you can spend a bit more, the Libertas leaves it in the water.
Just my .02
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