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so, i've been playing on a selmer bundy Bb clarinet for 7 years now.
it was already old and not that great when i got it, and now it's pretty much to the point where i can barely get a sound of it (and it's pretty ugly lol).

anyways, next year is my senior year when i start college auditions
and if i get into the college i want to go to, i plan on being in the marching band, so i'm going to need a pretty good clarinet
and since i guess bass clarinet isn't that "needed" in concert band, i'll be playing the Bb in the concert band too

so, like i said, i need a good one with a nice tone and all that jazz

sadly, the one that i really want, the buffet crampon R13, is around $5,000, and i'm NEVER going to be able to get that sad

also, what mouthpieces do you clarinet players prefer?
i've heard vandoren's are pretty nice (i use vandoren reeds, so if the mouthpiece is anything like the reed, i'd probably love it)

I would check into Cannonball clarinets. they're not very expensive (comparitively) and they have a nice tone. also Yamaha instruments tend to be decent if you get a good one. i play on a gigliotti 3 mouthpiece. it's really free blowing and i love it, it's a bit fatter than a normal mouthpiece, but it's really nice. i played on the Vandoren B45 my sophomore year in high school and it was nice. go to as many music stores as you can and try out all their clarinets and mouthpieces.(if you're going to buy a clarinet, don't buy a mouthpiece that sounds good on your current clarinet. it might not sound good on your new clarinet. get the clarinet first, then worry about the mouthpieces.)