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Author: Redcrow
Date: 2004-06-09 13:51
I've been playin the sax for almost 6 years and i want to switch to the clarinet. Every one keeps telling me to start with a plastic clarinet, but does it really matter? All the clarinets in my band are wood and isn't my sax experience going to help me in any way with the clarinet? I want wood not plastic but if everyone must start on plastic then that's what i'll do.
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Author: amanda
Date: 2004-06-09 13:58
you don't have to start on plastic i didn't and yeah playing sax will help a little hope this helps
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Author: richard
Date: 2004-06-09 15:00
If you get a new wooden clarinet to start, you need to follow the "break in" procedure. If you don't "break in"the clarinet properly, the clarinet will crack.
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Author: Eoin McAuley
Date: 2004-06-09 15:02
There are two main reasons for choosing plastic at the start: firstly they are cheaper than wooden ones. If you are willing to commit to the expense of wood from the start, that's fine. Secondly, they require less care and can be played outdoors (even in the rain!). Beginners are less likely to look after their instrument, so plastic instruments are recommended.
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Author: ~Heather ~
Date: 2004-06-09 15:21
if you are so persistant than get wood! But plastic is cheaper and way easier to care for, for a beginer. I used a plastic clarinet for 5.5 years, and earlier this year I finally got a wood one. But I still use my plastic one for marching season, because you can't use wood outside...cuz it is dangerous(saying that I have fallen in wet grass and broke my plastic one last year and had to get it fixed) and stupid cuz a wood clarinet can crack in extreme weather and weather changes too. Mostly what I am saying is buy a plastic, keep it then later buy a wood.
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Author: D
Date: 2004-06-11 02:15
i like wood a lot better, my obsessed clarinet friends have a plastic junker for outdoors and transpertatoin that sometimes is bad handling and wood for concert and stuff
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Author: Redcrow
Date: 2004-06-11 17:50
When u say that plastic is way easier to care for, what makes that so? What are some things i would have to do differently to my wood clarinet than a plastic one?
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Author: D
Date: 2004-06-14 00:19
there is various things to do and a differient extent to which each individual does them. of course, all clarinets need swabbing after each playing and for plastic any swab is ok but for wood i would recomend cotten and extra care, it won't effect a plastic as bad as wood. wood clarinets are more sensative to the cold, in fact they can crack with too big a change of tempiture (which is rare however) but your wood clarinet is much more likely to get warped and harder to keep in tune due to the tempature. plastic is much more water resistant. playing outside in a little mist or even rain won't be too much of a problem but you would never want to do that to a wood clarinet. the slightest bit of water can warp it and change the tone, tuneing, keys stop working sometines etc... and fot me since i'm clumsy, most plastic is less likely to break when dropped (which i do all the time). there can also be matinance issuses like wood finish and polishes that some people do for wood that is not nessisary for plastic.
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Author: Pol
Date: 2004-06-16 18:06
I would suggest a plastic clarinet because the switch from sax to clarinet is a difficult one. It is hard for a person to start on sax and switch to clarinet because of how loose your hold on the mouthpiece is to play the sax. when you play clarinet it has to be tighter and alot firmer so that you have a centered and non-airy sound. I hope that either way you go that you have fun doing it and hope you become a fine player.
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Author: Clarinetplayer
Date: 2004-06-18 00:58
what exactly is the break in procedure
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