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Re: Kessler Custom Low C Bass Clarinet - 2nd Generation

Author: jdbassplayer
Date: 2019-12-17 05:37

>While I was at Kessler, Adam freely admitted that the original
> (first generation) Kessler bass was the exact same instrument
> as the Ridenour. This generation apparently had a number of
> improvements to the keywork to make it a bit sturdier and more
> playable. The way he described it, they pretty openly imitated
> the Yamaha keywork. I never played the first generation, but I
> think the people saying this is "the same instrument as X"
> might be working with outdated information, unless Adam was
> lying to me (which seems unlikely) or the factory was lying to
> them (possible). It sounded like the factory was really taking
> their feedback in each iteration of the instrument.

The "second generation" of the Kessler is ironically the same as the first generation of the Ridenour (Arioso). If you want to purchase directly from the factory just go on "that auction site" and buy a bass from China. While the fit and finish of the second gen Kessler may be better, the design is identical to the instrument I purchased in 2013:

http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=460176&t=397459

Given my recent experience with Chinese clarinets (just purchased a Boehm G clarinet) I imagine the fit and finish will be much better than in 2013.

-Jdbassplayer

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