Best clarinets according to redditors
We found 13 Reddit comments discussing the best clarinets. We ranked the 10 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 13 Reddit comments discussing the best clarinets. We ranked the 10 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
It's almost certainly one of these.
I work at a music store. It'll probably work for one or two performances before a pad falls out or a key bends out of place.
My first was a Jean Paul Clarinet off Amazon for $189. It punches above it's weight class and is as playable as my Buffet Crampon E11. Definitely a musical instrument and not a Clarinet Shaped Object.
The keywork is solid, the ebonite may be plastic but it's heavy, solid feeling, and in the hands is not much different than my wood clarinet. I had to adjust 2 of the lower keys after 2 months of playing but that's the only issue I've had with it, and it was perfectly playable out of the box.
It's nothing like the $180 flute and $180 trumpet I bought. Far heavier, far better build quality.
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https://www.amazon.com/Hisonic-Signature-2610-Orchestra-Clarinet/dp/B000BOQYCS I believe this is the link to my current clarinet. Cork is coming off and some buttons are pretty sticky. When I play certain notes of a lower register, it just squeaks because a piece is missing/the buttons are misaligned. I've had it since I was in elementary school, currently in college.
All else considered: a high-end harmonica set... like seven different Crossovers... or five different Seydel Session Steels... will cost you far less than an equivalent professional clarinet, professional violin, professional piano, professional guitar, or professional Trumpet.
Basically, you're gonna have to leave professional-grade and get a "student trumpet" if you want to compare costs to a set of high-end Session Steel harmonicas.
Special 20 is highly recommended around these forums. I haven't tried that one yet, as I've only really tried the Marine Band 1896. Frankly, the Marine Band is almost perfect for me, I just need screw-based construction to make it perfect (I open it up to tweak those reeds relatively often. I know this harmonica won't hold in the long run with the nails). Marine Band Deluxe might work out, but with only two harmonicas, its hard for me to form a solid opinion still.
IMO, ~$40 Lee Oskars and ~$40 Special 20 is the definition of "midrange" for me. High-end Diatonic Harmonicas are ~$60+. One day I'll try each of them, but it'd be a while. I'm not sure if I'm able to jam with a band yet with my skill level anyway.
Does it look like this by any chance?
Honestly?
This
OR
THIS
They are on my wonderfully named "No Way in Hell" list
Sorry to break it to you bruh but you got ripped off
http://www.amazon.com/Buffet-E-11-France-Clarinet-Package/dp/B003BOXGX0
probably a pretty bad clarinet.
I'm starting lessons next week, actually! I'm also looking into clarinets but poor =/= nice :( I'm looking at this Mendini, however, knowing that it's an upgrade but not a huge leap
https://www.amazon.com/Mendini-MCT-30-Intermediate-Rosewood-Clarinet/dp/B00L60A31E
With a nice mouthpiece I feel it should suit me for a year or two, enough time to save for a much nicer clarinet