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Re: Are Ridenour Clarinets Really All That?

Author: Carmelo
Date: 2020-09-28 01:26

Hi Quinn.

I will give my own 2 cents for what its worth.(Disclaimer: I have no personal affiliation with Ridenour Clarinets)

I work fulltime for DHS and play clarinet part time in our local community band and also in church for a small orchestra. I played on a 1978 Buffet R13 for over 25 years and it served me well. Times change and so does technology and workmanship. I never had any issues with my R13 other than playing a little on the sharp side going over the break and into the upper register. No matter what mouthpiece I was using I could never get the sound to stop spreading and losing core whenever I played louder when the music called for it. The R13 I have is good clarinet but I decided to try the Ridenour Clarinet a little over 2 years ago and have not looked back.

I have never received more compliments with the R13 than I do now with the Ridenour clarinet. I don't have to struggle with pitch and intonation regardless of how soft or loud I play within a phrase of any particular piece of music. Classical or Jazz. The tuning is spot on and I have been more than pleased with the Ridenour 576 Lyrique clarinet. I hope you reach to the Tom Ridenour and try it. Granted this is my personal subjective experience and it has been really remarkable for me as part time player and has made the clarinet really fun to play again after so many years of playing on a R13. Don't let naysayers deter you from trying and I say go for it.

Respectfully,
Carmelo

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