There is no brand that I can see and the condition is fair, just needs some TLC. Also it has no hardcase, but just a padded case, made by my mum!
All parts seem to be working, but as I can't play the clarinet and I do struggle to get a sound out of it, you may find a fault that I don't."
It arrived about 10 days ago, and no I have never played the clarinet before, but before I got my motorbike licence I had never ridden one before and I didn't let that stop me from getting my A rated licence on a big bike.
I paid £25 incl P&P and a further £11 for a case for it. It hasn't been used in a long while and after a nice session cleaning it and putting a new reed in place as well as rethreading the sections I have managed to get a nice tone out of it. Now the hard work begins! Lessons cost about £25 an hour, but luckily I know someone who plays and I might get some starter lessons free (or at least cheap). I have also picked up a book on the clarinet, providing guidance on maintaining it and a fingering chart as well as scales so the start is the very beginning.
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Fantastic! And a bargain by the look of it. You will have to check all the seals over the holes and also the small return springs. I don't own a clarinet but I assume the mechanisms are similar to other woodwind instruments. Great news.
Now, can you read music?
This can be a problem to some people, but at least you only have to read a single line of notes. (Unlike a piano or organ).
I reckon you could teach yourself.
I'm sure Acker Bilk did. :)
Wow! Good for you!
Fantastic bargain! I do play the Clarinet, so if you want to ask me anything, do :)
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