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A high-quality clarinet reed case is one of many clarinet accessories that will be an important investment. Clarinetists who play more often may buy new clarinet reeds every few weeks. Since new clarinet reeds are a big investment, it is important to also invest in a long-lasting, high-quality reed case that will protect all of your clarinet reeds and keep them in perfect condition.

If you learn clarinet, it's important to know about and understand all of the clarinet parts. There may come a time when the clarinetist will want to upgrade a certain part of the clarinet to improve the sound. It is important to understand the function of that clarinet part. Similarly, a certain clarinet part may break and the clarinetist will need to understand the specific part that broke. It is also important to understand how to keep each clarinet part in good condition to keep the clarinet looking clean and professional.

Clarinet instrument long tones are a very important part of a clarinetist's practice routine. After learning about the importance of long tones and then incorporating it into my daily practice routine, I could hear immense progress in my clarinet playing.

It is a very important process to purchase a clarinet for beginners. A musician's first clarinet sets the foundation for their clarinet experience and education.

The clarinet is a wonderful and beautiful musical instrument! Along with the clarinet itself, there are essential clarinet accessories that aid in making the clarinet the beautiful instrument that it is.

The bass clarinet is a member of the clarinet family, but you will notice that it doesn't look quite like a normal Bb clarinet. The bass clarinet is a much larger instrument with a curve in the neck and a curve in the bell.

Two instruments in the woodwind family are the oboe and bassoon. The woodwind family gets their name, because they used to all be made out of wood. Now they are made out of metal, plastic, wood, or some combination of the materials.

The woodwind instruments in this family all used to be made of wood, which gives them their name. Today, they are made of wood, metal, plastic or some combination. They are all basically narrow cylinders or pipes, with holes, an opening at the bottom end and a mouthpiece at the top. You play them by blowing air through the mouthpiece and opening or closing the holes with your fingers to change the pitch. Metal caps called keys cover the holes of most woodwind instruments.

Players with small hands often find the neck on 5-string bass guitars too thick for comfortable playing, particularly for low notes close to the nut. Electric bass with full 19 ¾” bridge spacing are also challenging for smaller hands.

Whether you know it or not, you’ve heard a Rickenbacker. Most people don’t realize that the company - which is fifteen years older than Fender - made the first mass-produced electric guitar. Here’s a look at one of America’s most influential guitar manufacturers from the ground up.

The Fender Precision bass is a timeless classic with a tone that caters to a universal taste and bass that is an out-and-out workhorse.

Sadowsky basses have become one of the most formidable J-style basses on the planet. The Sadowsky is famous for being a scaled-down Jazz bass with a durable, reliable and highly-customizable build with a killer preamp.

Rickenbacker basses, like the 4003 and earlier 4001, rank as some of the most iconic and coveted models in this history of the instrument. From punk to jazz, these instantly recognizable bass guitars can be heard on a massive range of recordings from virtually every era and genre. Their solid neck-thru builds and balanced playability, combined with a sound that's at once heavy, versatile, and nuanced, have made these instrument perennial favorites for the bass players of the world.

Martin and Taylor are two of the biggest acoustic guitars manufacturers in the world. Martin are steeped in history, having been established in 1833 whereas Taylor are a more modern company, starting out in 1974. We sell a lot of guitars from both camps and many customers ask us which brand is better between Martin and Taylor, and what the differences between them are. As with such things as this, the answer is not so simple – neither brand is ‘better’ per se; they offer players different things. Also, guitars are very subjective so what’s right for one person isn’t always right for another.