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Re: Gearheads

Author: lydian
Date: 2022-08-03 06:17

My LeBlanc clarinet cost me $50 used back in the 70s and has served me just fine in hundreds, possibly thousands of gigs since then. That "student" model sounds as good as any of my bandmates' pro horns. I personally can't even imagine spending 4 grand on a clarinet when I already have tens of thousands sunk in other instruments that get me a lot more gigs. The audience is never going to hear that $3950 difference, and the venue is never going to pay a premium because I might have an expensive clarinet.

If clarinet was truly my bread and butter, I might open my wallet and treat myself. But for my circumstances, a cheap clarinet is sufficient. If it's sufficient for me, it's also sufficient for lots of players, in my opinion. I realize there are a few pros on this board, but the rest are probably amateurs for whom a horn costing thousands would be foolish. So I'm never going to encourage those folks to spend more than they need to.

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