Author: jcm499
Date: 2021-11-23 19:59
All good points. Generalizations have their uses, but at the end of the day what really matters is whether a particular individual instrument plays well, regardless of its age or provenance.
I don't know my Centered Tone's service history, though I suspect it was owned by a woodwind doubler. It was not heavily used; no play or wear in keys, no chips or cracks or scratches, and original logo gilding intact, but it had been fairly recently repadded with synthetic pads, which showed some use.
As far as mouthpieces, I have what I suppose is the original mouthpiece supplied with it, a Selmer HS* with an oval table, which actually is a very fine mouthpiece, but it has gone sort of chalky and tastes of sulphur so I do not use it. It played globally a little sharper than my other regularly used mouthpieces, a Ted Lane, a Grabner K14, and a Behn Prescott Close. They all work well, though.
The law of diminishing returns applies very much with musical instruments, but as musicians and artists who are constantly striving, I suspect our mindset is generally not the most businesslike in that regard.
I like the idea of instruments being "crafted for magic" vs "built for accuracy."
I'm thinking I will have a good tech go over my CT, which I have not had done, and then take it from there.
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