Author: tyleman
Date: 2021-10-08 10:25
Cimm: thanks for the additional info. If it's an ebonite clarinet - I would recommend not to bother. I am a fan and own several that I've had overhauled, but for my use, and they were both in very good condition before the work was done. However, what I paid for the work I will never recover as 1) they are old, and 2) there's a general disdain in the clarinet community for non-wood clarinets.
There are plenty of very good wooden clarinets around on the used market, and as long as you can find one in playable condition you shouldn't have to pay very much. There are bargains to be had with LeBlanc, Noblet, Selmer and Penzel-Mueller, for example. Old doesn't necessarily mean no longer serviceable; my daily player is a 100+ year old Jean Martin, and I've other older clarinets that are excellent.
A good starter clarinet is a Buffet B-12, a composite clarinet made in Germany by Schreiber.
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