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 Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 9:22 pm
What brand of clarinet do you own?
and what do you think is the best brand for a clarinet?
[[im getting a new one next year so i need tips]]
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Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 12:48 pm
Well, what is best depends on your use of it. I'm not principally a clarinetist but I own a Selmer Paris Centered Tone that I adore. It's wood and an awesome clarinet for jazz band or an orchestral soloist. If you're marching your new clarinet, you should stick with plastic. I think Selmers hold up very well (I'm a loyal Selmer fan). Vito/Leblanc also makes durable student clarinets. If you are shopping for a step-up model, look for something wood. A lot of people like the Vito/Leblanc/Buffet. Some like Noblet. Personally, I'm all about the old French models by Selmer and Leblanc - the kind you can only get used. However, those are very difficult to shop for if you don't know what you're looking at. If you can shop used instrument dealers with an experienced clarinetist (a teacher or repair person, not your section leader), that's the best option. Otherwise, you have to know the basic hierarchy of flaws and how to identify them yourself. The biggest one is your instrument shouldn't have any cracks in the wood. Beyond that, it's difficult to describe how price should reflect flaws and what flaws to avoid all together. No matter what, play test whatever used instruments you are looking at before you buy.
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Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:17 pm
Personally, I use a Selmer, but a Leblanc is also a good clarinet.
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:22 pm
I have a cheap Bundy. ^^;
It actually has good tone.
And, it's easy to play.
Or it's just me. >_<
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:22 pm
for 8 years i have been using the Artley 17S(i think thats what it is) its a great clarinet, good tone, easy to play, i have had really no problems at all with it, though the mouth peice i replaced this year with a nive Vandoren(dont bash my spelling)
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:36 pm
I own a French Buffet. It's wood, which I'm proud of, 'cept it's also really old. Like, over 60 years.
But it sounds way better than plastic clarinets, so just be sure to get a wood one.
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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:30 am
I have a Jupiter. It is a very cheap but good toned instrument. I've been playing it for three years even through marching season and I've never had to have it put in the shop so.....yeah biggrin
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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 12:49 pm
Dead Tears I own a French Buffet. It's wood, which I'm proud of, 'cept it's also really old. Like, over 60 years. But it sounds way better than plastic clarinets, so just be sure to get a wood one. I envy you, i would get a Buffet but new ones are around 2000-3000 $$$ i dont have that much, so for now im sticking with my Artley 17S
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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:01 pm
a wooden buffet made straight from germany
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Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 1:25 pm
I have a First Act clarinet (Wal-Mart brand), but that's only because my house burned down on the weekend I decided to take my awesome clarinet home...and it melted...and I needed a new clarinet (temporary though).
My awesome clarinet that melted was Sonora (I think) brand, and my school supports the Buffet brand.
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Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 2:36 pm
During my four years of band, I have had four different clarinets. I have horrible luck, I do suppose.
Currently, I have a brand new French, wooden Buffet. Do I recommend it? Only if you are not a beginner and are patient with your clarinets. The clarinet itself is beautiful, gets a really good tone, and holds up decently well. (BUY IT DURING CONCERT SEASON OR BEFORE YOU START COMPETING!!! When the clarinet is still new, the weather is evil to it, so in turn, it is evil to you...)
Last year, I had a Selmer. Ew. I hated it. It was a starter clarinet, as most Selmers are, and didn't have that great a sound. It was good for me as an eigth grader. It was plastic with wood paneling. Never ever ever get this clarinet if you want something that will hold up. Or, don't buy it used, anyways. The girl I purchased it from had used it ONE year and screwed the poor thing up. It broke in half at my first year of band camp. WHat a good first impression, no?
Seventh grade, I had an ANCIENT Vito. If I would have taken the time to make the proper repairs to it, it would have been amazing. It was wooden and took as much as you could give it. Its previous owner had also put it through hell and back, but it still dealt with all my little seventh grade self could give it. I applaud it.
Sixth grade, I started out with a wooden Jupiter. The only thing I can say is BEST CLARINET AVAILABLE! Find a used one! Scout the internets for them! A nice wooden Jupiter was easily the best clarinet I had. I wanted another one after my house burned, and my precious little Flair burnt in it. However, they are pretty expensive. Buying two...Yeah....Not a good thing to try and do. When my Selmer broke in half, I went to find one and I was informed that they were no longer made. So, if you possibly can, this is the one to get. It has fantastic tone, its keys withstood leaks(seeing as quite a few beginners spring leaks), and it projected well.
All in all, I recommend wooden clarinets. Jupiter clarinets are wonderful. The next one I recommend is the Buffets. Wooden, of course. If you take really good care of it, it is a really good clarinet.
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Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 8:36 pm
I own a Buffet B12 and adore it! It's not wooden, but it has great tone and never, repeat, never goes sharp or flat. 'Tis amazing, I must say. my band's former official band geek extrordinare, Boanne, had an R13 that was the envy of the whole section. I personally would suggest a Buffet if you're serious about playing, wooden if you can afford it. I've had mine for six years and it's only needed minor repairs from when I was stupid enough to let a trumpet player hold it. (The trumpet section in my band has five good people and fifteen idiots.)
If you're going to be marching, you'd probably want to stick with plastic because it's very possible that you'll be out in the rain, and rain on wooded clarinets is BAD BAD BAD!
Stay gravy,
Toonlass
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Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 9:34 pm
Toonlass I own a Buffet B12 and adore it! It's not wooden, but it has great tone and never, repeat, never goes sharp or flat. 'Tis amazing, I must say. my band's former official band geek extrordinare, Boanne, had an R13 that was the envy of the whole section. I personally would suggest a Buffet if you're serious about playing, wooden if you can afford it. I've had mine for six years and it's only needed minor repairs from when I was stupid enough to let a trumpet player hold it. (The trumpet section in my band has five good people and fifteen idiots.) If you're going to be marching, you'd probably want to stick with plastic because it's very possible that you'll be out in the rain, and rain on wooded clarinets is BAD BAD BAD! Stay gravy, Toonlass
it does go sharp and flat though
its my first year using it and i luv it
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