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Leblanc Opus and Ridenour Lyrique

Author: sax panther
Date: 2019-09-13 13:09

Hi

Lots of info on both of these clarinets on the search function, but I couldn't find anything for this specific situation.

After not playing regular orchestral stuff for many years, I've just accepted a clarinet position in a local symphony orchestra. My Bb clarinet is a Leblanc Opus which I like very much - my A clarinet is a B&H Emperor, which I also like, but feels very different to my Opus for obvious reasons. I'd ideally like to get an Opus in A, but I imagine I'll be waiting a long time for one to become available second hand.

there is a guy in the UK who imports and sells Ridenour clarinets, so given the Ridenour link with the Opus design, one option is to try out a Lyrique in A to pair with my Opus. Before I start looking into making arrangements to drive up and try one out, does anyone else on here use an Opus/Lyrique combination, and if so, do you find the instruments very similar?

My other option is to get a matched pair of Hansons and sell the Opus...I've tried Hansons before and like them, but I've been using the Opus for almost 20 years and I'm quite attached to it, so it would feel a bit of a shame to sell it.

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