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Re: New to the clarinet

Author: SunnyDaze
Date: 2021-01-17 11:49

Hi Dougie,

That's great that you already have contacts like that. That will help a lot.

I was thinking a bit more about it last night and I realised something else that might be useful to pass on.

I used to look at clarinets on ebay a lot and wonder if they were good or not, and how I would be able to figure out what the additional cost would be of getting them done-up if I bought them.

Thinking more about it, I reckon this is one area where it is probably worth buying from a dealer that has their own in-house team of technicians. If you do that then the repair work will already have been done and there are unlikely to be any additional costs.

I only mean if you go ahead later on and buy an even better instrument. I think your Jupiter is probably excellent to start out on.

Once you've got your Jupiter all set up, I think the next stop is a mouthpiece that suits your particular mouth shape and that usually costs about £100. If you can find out where there is a shop near you that will let you try a dozen on one visit then that will save you a lot of trouble.

Likewise, if you do decide to upgrade later, it's really essential to try the instrument or at least another copy of the same model before you buy it.

As far as I can see it's not possible to be a good clarinettist without having a really good woodwind technician/shop around as well. If you are a courier then I can imagine that being so mobile will help a lot.

Good luck!

Jen

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