Author: reedfriendly
Date: 2015-11-26 02:09
" While it is a "Chinese hard rubber" clarinet, it's finished personally by Tom Ridenour - who designed the Leblanc Concerto and Opus clarinets back in the early 90's."
I get that. My main issue is it's hard to convince a school system or a donor why they should spend nearly 2k on a clarinet that isn't wood. If you get a Bliss clarinet, you get beautiful wood, silver plated keys, a pleasing aesthetic, PLUS it plays like what you paid for. Most of my horns are years old and look it and I don't mind, but looks and presentation matter to school boards and parents, like it or not.
Plus, I've tried the Ridenour clarinets at his booth on multiple occasions, and they didn't really appeal to me. Keywork did *not* feel secure, projection seemed flat... I *did* really like his C clarinet, but when I tried the bass, the flex in the motion of the extension keys was really scary.
I am willing to be critical of my own impressions, and I already have at least 2 glowing reviews in your comments to encourage me to reconsider. So if that's the choice I'm left with, I'll certainly give him a call and let him answer my concerns.
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