Author: Max S-D
Date: 2020-01-15 11:11
I bought a used X-series 10G online on a whim recently. It's definitely outside of the mythical Ralph Morgan "golden years", but I am really enjoying it, coming from the last 14 years on a very good R13.
The sound is more compact than my R13 and the low register is definitely smaller, but not necessarily in a bad way. The throat tones have a focus and clarity that I find delightful and the clarion is pretty and clear, though I don't think the clarion is really a problem on any clarinet I've played.
I find the intonation to be maybe a little different than I'm used to with my R13, but not necessarily worse.
At this point, the Selmer has become my main clarinet, though if I started playing in orchestras again and needed an A clarinet, I'd go back to the R13. I don't think I'd want to manage a 10G/R13 Bb/A pair. The differences in tone and feel are significant.
Based on what some people have said in other threads on this board, I might have gotten very lucky, but I'm quite fond of this clarinet.
I have no idea if that is helpful consumer advice, though!
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