Clarinet

even if they were canadian · 01-06-2006, 06:24 PM

Any other clarinet players on here? I love this instrument. I've been playing for almost seven years now. I hope to major in performance in college.

Little Android Man · 01-06-2006, 09:47 PM

no... but my friend does

hope that helps

Spouge · 01-06-2006, 09:52 PM

Yeah, I play the clarient as well as the bass clarinet. I prefer the bass clarinet though.

even if they were canadian · 01-06-2006, 10:04 PM

Bass clarinet is cool, but the upper register is a bitch sometimes.

I actually wanted to play sax, but my uncle/band director said it would be easier to switch over to sax from clarinet, and he was right. It's taken me about half as much time to advance on tenor/alto sax as it did on clarinet.

Spouge · 01-07-2006, 03:49 PM

Same here, I wanted to play alto in grd. 6 but I was told to try clarinet, then to bass clarinet. Now I play baritone sax on top of those two. With the ambersure(sp?) that I've developed from bass clarinet it made it alot easier to cross over to bari. sax. I hate playing high notes on bass clarinet its sounds almost jekyl and hyde if you compare to its low notes. Its not overly difficult though.

quino · 01-08-2006, 04:43 PM

i play sax and violin i like alot the alto sax but that's not what i wanted to ask, what i wanted to know is i got one clarinet and is a gift but i want to know if it's a good clarinet or bad the ,its a antigua winds clarinet
i dont even know if its a good clarinet but it looks very very good
i would like if you can tell me

Left Shoe · 01-09-2006, 10:03 AM

clarinet player of 6 years here, i love my R13.

i am a bass guitar player mainly though

***Det_Nosnip*** · 01-10-2006, 04:22 PM

I don't play the Clarinet (unless synthesizers count

), but it's a great instrument and I enjoy writing for it!

even if they were canadian · 01-10-2006, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by quino

i play sax and violin i like alot the alto sax but that's not what i wanted to ask, what i wanted to know is i got one clarinet and is a gift but i want to know if it's a good clarinet or bad the ,its a antigua winds clarinet
i dont even know if its a good clarinet but it looks very very good
i would like if you can tell me

I checked out their website; they only make one model, and it's a student model. It's not really big thing though. I have a cheapo plastic thing, and a nice yamaha wooden clarinet, and I actually prefer the plastic one.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Left Shoe

clarinet player of 6 years here, i love my R13.

i am a bass guitar player mainly though

I want one of those. Hopefully I'll be getting one before my college audition.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Det_Nosnip

I don't play the Clarinet (unless synthesizers count ), but it's a great instrument and I enjoy writing for it!

I wish I could write music. I've tried, and it wasn't good.

Ollie The Drumming Legend · 01-12-2006, 01:40 PM

I know a few people who do. My friend is awesome at both that and sax, i think they must be quite similar.

traveller · 01-12-2006, 11:54 PM

i play clarinet and i just ordered in an r13. These things are sweet!!!! Clarinet Rocks

01-16-2006, 07:41 PM

I have played the Clarinet for 4 years now & I love it. I am looking for a Buffet R-13 for under $2,000.00 if you guys know were I can get one let me know.

conniption · 01-22-2006, 09:24 PM

I've been playing clarinet for about 6 years now, and the bass clarinet for about 3 years. From the music I have played, I prefer the bass clarinet music to the clarinets. I like playing the low register more too.

jazzbandball · 01-24-2006, 09:18 PM

I've played clairnet for 8 years now. I'm entering my 9th for last year of school. Whoohoo!
Yeah playing Sax after clarinet was great... I was cruisin'!

conniption · 01-24-2006, 09:26 PM

I just bought some new reeds for my bass clarinet, and they seemed more expensive than I remember. They were about $5.75 a reed for a 3 pack of Vandorens.

even if they were canadian · 01-24-2006, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1Cpm1

I have played the Clarinet for 4 years now & I love it. I am looking for a Buffet R-13 for under $2,000.00 if you guys know were I can get one let me know.

I actually just got a used R13 today, in good shape, for $450. That's less than I payed for my plastic student model.

I would just look around at local music stores for a used one in good shape. That's what I did. It also helps to have someone who really knows the instrument to try it out.

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Originally Posted by conniption

I just bought some new reeds for my bass clarinet, and they seemed more expensive than I remember. They were about $5.75 a reed for a 3 pack of Vandorens.

Bass clarinet reeds are expensive. I get regular clarinet reeds (V-12, #4) for $2 a piece. I feel like I'm getting ripped off though, since I might only get 4-6 playable reeds out of a box of 10.

Animus Light · 01-24-2006, 11:42 PM

I don't play, but my fiancee is a clarinetist, so I enjoy writing for it every so often. She's got an A and a Bb... both are Buffet, I believe, and they're somewhere between $2-3k. I don't know much more than that.

KraiZee · 01-26-2006, 08:03 PM

I've been playing bass clarinet for about 5 years. And Bb clarinet just off and on. Bb's higher register is just plain annoying. I like the mellow soothing low sounds. ...Probably why I choose bass over guitar.

Lady Lex · 01-26-2006, 08:09 PM

LURVE Bass Clari. Awesome sound. Awesome instrument.

Im not into Clarinet unfortunately. Something about the frequencies just grate my ears. Esp the higher register. I only like Artie Shaw because Gene Kelly played him on Xanadu

Mazeppa · 01-27-2006, 11:28 AM

I used to play clarinet. I kept it up until I was almost grade 5, but then I dropped it.

01-06-2006, 06:24 PM	#1
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01-06-2006, 09:47 PM	#2
Little Android Man bjorn "WenchFister" Finda Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: a button factory Posts: 9,462	no... but my friend does hope that helps

01-06-2006, 09:52 PM	#3
Spouge Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 168	Yeah, I play the clarient as well as the bass clarinet. I prefer the bass clarinet though.

01-06-2006, 10:04 PM	#4
even if they were canadian lolcat Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Watertown, NY Posts: 2,195	Bass clarinet is cool, but the upper register is a bitch sometimes. I actually wanted to play sax, but my uncle/band director said it would be easier to switch over to sax from clarinet, and he was right. It's taken me about half as much time to advance on tenor/alto sax as it did on clarinet.

01-07-2006, 03:49 PM	#5
Spouge Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 168	Same here, I wanted to play alto in grd. 6 but I was told to try clarinet, then to bass clarinet. Now I play baritone sax on top of those two. With the ambersure(sp?) that I've developed from bass clarinet it made it alot easier to cross over to bari. sax. I hate playing high notes on bass clarinet its sounds almost jekyl and hyde if you compare to its low notes. Its not overly difficult though.

01-08-2006, 04:43 PM	#6
quino Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9	i play sax and violin i like alot the alto sax but that's not what i wanted to ask, what i wanted to know is i got one clarinet and is a gift but i want to know if it's a good clarinet or bad the ,its a antigua winds clarinet i dont even know if its a good clarinet but it looks very very good i would like if you can tell me

01-09-2006, 10:03 AM	#7
Left Shoe 13 Crosses For Mod '10 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Boston Posts: 20,554	clarinet player of 6 years here, i love my R13. i am a bass guitar player mainly though

01-10-2006, 04:22 PM	#8
*Det_Nosnip* Coltrane minus Coltrane Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 16,531	I don't play the Clarinet (unless synthesizers count ), but it's a great instrument and I enjoy writing for it!

01-12-2006, 01:40 PM	#10
Ollie The Drumming Legend www.myspace.com/eightmtm Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Winchester, England Posts: 1,608	I know a few people who do. My friend is awesome at both that and sax, i think they must be quite similar.

01-12-2006, 11:54 PM	#11
traveller Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: www.myspace.com/parashardas Posts: 174	i play clarinet and i just ordered in an r13. These things are sweet!!!! Clarinet Rocks

01-16-2006, 07:41 PM	#12
1Cpm1 Guest Posts: n/a	I have played the Clarinet for 4 years now & I love it. I am looking for a Buffet R-13 for under $2,000.00 if you guys know were I can get one let me know.

01-22-2006, 09:24 PM	#13
conniption Praise to the Sinners Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Marlborough, Massachusetts Posts: 902	I've been playing clarinet for about 6 years now, and the bass clarinet for about 3 years. From the music I have played, I prefer the bass clarinet music to the clarinets. I like playing the low register more too.

01-24-2006, 09:18 PM	#14
jazzbandball Shooting Star Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Near Melbourne, Australia. Posts: 17	I've played clairnet for 8 years now. I'm entering my 9th for last year of school. Whoohoo! Yeah playing Sax after clarinet was great... I was cruisin'!

01-24-2006, 09:26 PM	#15
conniption Praise to the Sinners Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Marlborough, Massachusetts Posts: 902	I just bought some new reeds for my bass clarinet, and they seemed more expensive than I remember. They were about $5.75 a reed for a 3 pack of Vandorens.

01-24-2006, 11:42 PM	#17
Animus Light Redeemer Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 7,426	I don't play, but my fiancee is a clarinetist, so I enjoy writing for it every so often. She's got an A and a Bb... both are Buffet, I believe, and they're somewhere between $2-3k. I don't know much more than that.

01-26-2006, 08:03 PM	#18
KraiZee Zzzzz... Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 78	I've been playing bass clarinet for about 5 years. And Bb clarinet just off and on. Bb's higher register is just plain annoying. I like the mellow soothing low sounds. ...Probably why I choose bass over guitar.

01-26-2006, 08:09 PM	#19
Lady Lex Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 264	LURVE Bass Clari. Awesome sound. Awesome instrument. Im not into Clarinet unfortunately. Something about the frequencies just grate my ears. Esp the higher register. I only like Artie Shaw because Gene Kelly played him on Xanadu

01-27-2006, 11:28 AM	#20
Mazeppa Molto Appassionato Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Avec la Fée Posts: 7,238	I used to play clarinet. I kept it up until I was almost grade 5, but then I dropped it.