Tips on Buying A Bass Clarinet

Video Transcript

" Hello! My name is Jim Sivard on behalf of expertvillage.com. I know you’re dying to get one of these beautiful instruments. I recommend going to a larger music store, simply, because these are somewhat specialty instruments. You want to have a good selection of brands to choose from. Pay particular attention to what you might call the integrity of the pads of the instrument you’re purchasing. Particularly, if it’s a used one, you don’t want any leaks under the pads. This is going to destroy the column of air basically. You’re going to get some squeaks every time you play, so have an expert or a professional musician or a repair man examine your instrument. That’s particularly true, as I said, if you buy a used instrument. For instance, from a pawn shop or online on eBay, etc. Thank you. That was about purchasing a bass clarinet. "