Author: TomS
Date: 2016-07-10 17:59
The Rideonour Lyrique Libertas is the Concerto in hard rubber, instead of wood (IMHO, an improvement over wood) the keys are different, with in-line trill keys and balanced key action (also an improvement)
I like my Libertas, but only played the Leblanc briefly way back ...
A friend that has a Concerto for sale ... sorry Charlie, getting that one myself.
It stinks that you can't go out and purchase a brand new Concerto, Opus or even an LL Model nowadays.
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If you gotta have wood, and not a lot of cash, close your eyes, forget what you are playing and try the Yamaha 450. Best value in a wood instrument, IMHO.
Ridenour made a wood clarinet for a while, the G1, which was reported to be excellent. You might find one, somewhere.
I like the idea of starting out on instruments like the ones Tom Rideonour makes, because they are inexpensive and play like a dream, with little fuss and heartbreak. Then, if you wish, add to your fun and pallet of sounds and get that Buffet/Backun/Selmer ... but you can use the Ridenour clarinets for a lifetime, and with no downside, other than Tom might retire someday.
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The Ridenour instruments have good centered core sound, with a light woolen sweater covering ... That is, ping with warmth. It's baloney that they don't play powerfully and project, I tried out a dozen different models/brands a few week ago in a music store, and the Libertas had a big powerful, centered sound that put many of the other clarinets to shame ...
Good luck on your Concerto search ...
My three cents ...
Tom
Post Edited (2016-07-10 18:00)
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