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Re: Need upgrade advice

Author: Tinylobsters
Date: 2023-02-18 02:48

Thanks for the information. We had it repadded this past summer and the pads are already starting to go. And it’s weird but this clarinet doesn’t seem to have the same size neck as others for a new mouthpiece. He tried to fit several other mouthpieces and they wouldn’t fit. He plays for between 3 and 41/2 hours a day (music program is pretty intense at his school) so maybe that’s why the pads are wearing out. I found two people locally selling clarinets. One is a recently recorded and repadded E11 for $580 and the other is a barely touched Yamaha 450 for 500. I may have him try those and see what he thinks. I just hate to spend another 300 to repad this clarinet (plus the rental cost) if the pads fail so quickly.

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