Try B 4 U buy.....

Try B4 U buy

Where I live the chances of having much choice of an instrument or spending much time with it b 4 I buy it is negligent. So I was delighted to be in Manhattan for a week and B able to shop around. I intended to buy a used Buffet. On W 47 and 48st & 7Ave. I had great fun with a choice of four stores. Especially in AK Wind Instrument Centre on W 47th. I could’ve tried everything in the shop if I had the inclination. But I stuck to my price range in the used dept. $300 – 750. Mr Alexander, musician, teacher and restorer of instruments and an encyclopedia on them also, was a tremendous help. I tried out a Boosie & Hawkes, a Martin Freres, a Noblet, a McIntire (that’s the one with the fgab in a straight line, left hand), a Yamaha & a Masson, to name but a few. And a clarinet made from brass that looked like a converted Flute! Not to mention the personal attention and “free tips” he gave me in the two hours I spent in his shop. I was surprised that each instrument had a different feel in my hand! In the end I bought the Noblet because each time I picked it up it sounded beautiful and fitted perfectly under my fingers like a glove and also fitted my price range. I highly recommend a trip to Manhattan for all brass and wind instrument lovers to try B 4 U buy.

Try B 4 U buy.....

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