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<p>[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 29976, member: 56"]Are they wood or plastic? If wood, are there any splits or chips? Do the keys work (there's not a lot of movement in them, but the pads should clear the holes)? Are all the pads present? Do the parts fit together and come apart snugly, or do those corks need to be replaced? It's not going to help that none of them have cases. I do like that reed case.</p><p><br /></p><p>I took clarinet lessons for about 8 years and was the best in my class (at least in an orchestral situation). I swear I never did learn how to play music. I could read music, but if you wanted me to kick it up a tone, you'd have to get me a new score.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was absolutely useless as a soloist. Locked up completely. I needed the anonymity of a crowd. I once got drafted into a solo competition. These competitions are divided into classes according to your supposed experience. I ended up as the only entrant in my particular competition class. I came in second. The adjudicator said that he couldn't, in all conscience, give me first. I had to agree. My mother wanted to put me on a local TV show called Tiny Talent Time. It never happened, but just thinking about it, even now, makes me shudder.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 29976, member: 56"]Are they wood or plastic? If wood, are there any splits or chips? Do the keys work (there's not a lot of movement in them, but the pads should clear the holes)? Are all the pads present? Do the parts fit together and come apart snugly, or do those corks need to be replaced? It's not going to help that none of them have cases. I do like that reed case. I took clarinet lessons for about 8 years and was the best in my class (at least in an orchestral situation). I swear I never did learn how to play music. I could read music, but if you wanted me to kick it up a tone, you'd have to get me a new score. I was absolutely useless as a soloist. Locked up completely. I needed the anonymity of a crowd. I once got drafted into a solo competition. These competitions are divided into classes according to your supposed experience. I ended up as the only entrant in my particular competition class. I came in second. The adjudicator said that he couldn't, in all conscience, give me first. I had to agree. My mother wanted to put me on a local TV show called Tiny Talent Time. It never happened, but just thinking about it, even now, makes me shudder.[/QUOTE]
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