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Author: Toffeeman
Date: 2017-05-25 23:50

Hi all

I am anew member so hello to you all.

I have been on a long journey staring with a wooden B&H clarinet which cracked along the upper joint. I replace this with a resin B&H before moving on to a Kholer Tenor sax.
All that was when I was at school. More recently in my 50's I have been drawn to the magic of woodwing again. i saw a second hanb B&H ABS clarinet in my local second hand shop and decided to buy it. Having little knowledge about repairs I took it to my local dealer who more or les said it is a piece of junk not worth having but sold me a Buffet mouthpiece for £5.
Next I decided to buy a new one so purchased a blue Slade clarinet which was OK in the lower register but awful in the clarion. I became aware that 1.5 reeds seem to jam up inthe upper register so changed to a 2 which was better. Not really knowing if the poor playing was down to me or the instrument I decided to buy a Bundy. This also never worked in the clarion register so eventually I purchased a Yamaha 23N. What a revelation! I had the confidence to know it was the choice of clarinet not me.
I then bought a buffet B12 more out of curiosity than anything else but this again was similar to the Yamaha but slightly better I would say as well as moving to a 2.5 reed.
Now i am more or less happy but want to know what would be the best next step? I am considering a Buffet E11 or a Yamaha 450

johnpj1000@yahoo.com

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