Author: PeterW
Date: 2023-01-22 12:01
clarnibass wrote:
> I don't know if they are the same, but the Music Medic one says
> made from wood and hard rubber... but it isn't clear how
My friend owns a Ripa bass clarinet which has the low keys bridge adjusting screws, and also the right pinky low C# key, which is different from the photos on their website. From the appearance, it is identical to the one selling on Alibaba except their own logo.
I agree with you that it can be ordered from any factory with specific design as long as someone is willing to pay for it. But it also comes with additional cost, just like the right thumb key cluster, a new mold needs to be built to create those keys. It is also kind of investment for the ordering party.
Regarding the manufacturer of Lion Roar, I just found a youtube video in Japanese which says that it is ordered from Shanghai China. https://youtu.be/I5ZP47MOiac?t=835
By consolidating the information, if such keys and bell were designed by Ripamonti (as I believe they started selling such bass clarinet long time ago), I think may be they had their bass clarinets manufactured in China. But somehow the factory uses the same design and produces generic produces selling through Alibaba. Some traders ordered and put their own brand onto it. So that's why they all look the same, but on the other hand different from other Chinese horn. If it is true, the other unknown is whether these "traders" has their own quality control, or even make modifications to the received products, in order to create their own brand value. May be Ripamonti had done something to the final product which made you and me felt good about their products.
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