Hello,
This is my first time posting here. I played the clarinet when I was in school and had a Boosey and Hawkes Emporer. I now have two children who play clarinet - The eldest has the Emporer (it is in good condition and has been recentle overhauled), the youngest has a Yamaha student model which belongs to the County music service and which he is going to have to give back because his school no longer subscribe to the county service (budget cuts!).
So we have decided that now is the time to invest in a clarinet for him. He has just passed grade 3 and his elder sister will be doing grade 5 in July. Their teacher has suggested getting an E13 and giving it to the eldest and the youngets can have the Emporer. But from what I can remember, isn't an Emporer a very similar model and wouldn't she be better off sticking to what she is used to (She gets a lovely sound out of the Emporer)? Or should I let her try both out and see what she prefers?
Aditionally, if they both continue to play, I don't particularly want to buy new clarinets for both of them in a few years time because they have got too good and I wonder if we would be better going for the model above the E13. Or are E13s/Emporers gooed enough to get them beyond grade 8 (I did grade 8 on the Emporer)?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
This is my first time posting here. I played the clarinet when I was in school and had a Boosey and Hawkes Emporer. I now have two children who play clarinet - The eldest has the Emporer (it is in good condition and has been recentle overhauled), the youngest has a Yamaha student model which belongs to the County music service and which he is going to have to give back because his school no longer subscribe to the county service (budget cuts!).
So we have decided that now is the time to invest in a clarinet for him. He has just passed grade 3 and his elder sister will be doing grade 5 in July. Their teacher has suggested getting an E13 and giving it to the eldest and the youngets can have the Emporer. But from what I can remember, isn't an Emporer a very similar model and wouldn't she be better off sticking to what she is used to (She gets a lovely sound out of the Emporer)? Or should I let her try both out and see what she prefers?
Aditionally, if they both continue to play, I don't particularly want to buy new clarinets for both of them in a few years time because they have got too good and I wonder if we would be better going for the model above the E13. Or are E13s/Emporers gooed enough to get them beyond grade 8 (I did grade 8 on the Emporer)?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you