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Re: Armstrong Bb Clarinet

Author: SarahC
Date: 2016-02-14 13:08

i didn't know armstrong made wooden. But i do think they make good instruments. for the level in which they make them. i am particularly acquainted with their flutes... but my experience on my 4001 has been positive regarding the reliability of the mechanism. Their professional level flutes weren't really professional, but nice for the advancing student.

the e-11 doesn't get rated well. (ozwinds refuses to sell them...)

have you considered the hard rubber lyrique? it gets excellent reviews here. the music place in melbourne stocks them.

And the hanson clarinets are well priced (you deduct 20% i believe from the price and then add GST if the cost is over $1000 aud. ) they have a wide range of options too. On here they get very good reviews too. But they do have wooden options... they have a wooden student clarinet for 389gbp... which i think is about 600aud plus postage (when you minus the vat, and it would be GST free...) If i was today choosing between that and a wooden armstrong i would go with the hanson. just because the armstrong is good - but the response is slightly slow... nothing major.. where as i haven't heard that sort of comment made about the hansoms anywhere. and they use ethical practises.

Anyway.. my two cents worth. I understand your frustration.. and no store stocks yamaha, buffet, lyrique AND amati... so you can't really compare them properly. And no store stocks hanson at all!!!!!

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