buying a clarinet

im trying to buy a professional clarinet under 3000$ possibly
any suggestions?
right now I have a yamaha 450N

Well a piano sounds good to me.

because pianos and professional clarinets are definitely the same thing.

http://www.wwbw.com/Search/Default.aspx?Ne=4294940200&N=61+4294900216&Ns=p_Price%7c0
that's wwbw's list of professional clarinets, from low to high price. not neccesarily "order one here!" but a good place to get an idea. i'm sure theres other clarinets out there too. i'm not a soprano player really, but my bass clarinet is buffet and i like it, and i know people who like their buffets alot. but people also like selmers, et cetera- get what you like best

well.
i thought of buying the steriotypical buffet R13
but since there are so many other clarinets out there
what would you who have played Bb clarinet recomend?

Vintage Vito clarinets are especially good. Mine cost considerably more than $3000 though.

My first posts here (over 2 years ago) deal with this same topic. here is the link to the exact page:

http://www.8notes.com/f/26_14067.asp?y=1&spage=7#119304

Perhaps you could use the AllExperts web site to answer your question. I have used it and have gotten great clarinet advice from it!

http://www.allexperts.com/browse.cgi?catLvl=3&catID=2214