Trying a whole sleu of different horns and finding one that you really click with is an amazing feeling. I went to a Music & Arts store event with a couple friends once and tried a whole bunch of clarinets they had on display. I ended up really clicking with the Yamaha CSVR. Over a year later, I was finally able to get one of my own as my senior gift this past February. I love the horn to death, though I will always look upon my days with my $100 Selmer Bundy horn with fondness.
I went to a music and arts event in which they had dozens of clarinets at the ready, and the one I clicked with was a bakun proroge, most beautiful clarinet I've ever played, I ended up getting a Leblanc serenade, and one day hope to get the proroge, just love it
I own that ligature and it is the most perfect ligature. One crank knob, perfect groove to hold the reed vertical, and it looks amazing. I also have a black one that is just as perfect.
Dude ! your professor did you a huge solid and lent you his first horn and you totally dissed it 😩 for shame . Please show more respect to others in the future .
I really really excited every time you make a clarinet video. There is no clarinet youtuber that plays and make challenges but saxophone there are plenty. So when there is a clarinet video I really like it (I play clarinet if you didn't get It lol(
Hey Nathan, why do you think people don't play clarinet in jazz anymore? And will you take a jazz approach to your clarinet playing? Or will you use it purely for classical music?
Why is it crazy that it still plays if it's been sitting in a case safe from the environments and whatnot? I feel like the only thing to worry about would be the cork
The cases aren't airtight and heat resistant. The heat and humidity changes can stress the material and make it warp or split (if it's wood), causing it to have leaks. Also they have pads like saxophones
It’s a Bundy by Selmer. So, it’s a plastic clarinet, wood cracking isn’t a huge issue. The biggest worry would be the heat. Pads and corks are glued in. Especially with the heat in South Florida, it’s Amazing that all of the pads sealed as well as they did!
@@musicmaninc4305 on a scale of 1 to 10 how bad are these things? I’ve only ever played on a wooden clarinet. I’m thinking about getting something like this, I gave my nice clarinet to my nephew. I have a bunch of instruments I’m trying to get (just imagine some goober trying to eventually create some type of weird folk “orchestra”) but I want something to hold me over until I’ve saved up enough money to get all the crazy stuff I want. Including an expensive clarinet that I’d like. So I figure getting something like this would give me a chance to experiment with some of my weird ideas on garage band. (Congas + Ukulele + cello banjo + clarinet) Do they have anything similar that’s tuned in Eb instead as well? Because I’m thinking I want something in a higher tuning.
Although I’m a clarinetist primarily my favorite instrument is either soprano sax or alto sax. I would, however, recommend every woodwind player try a clarinet at least once.
I always love trying out a variety saxes (and other instruments) at conventions like TMEA. That's how I found a bari from Buffet that I really liked back in college, though I never have been able to afford my own bari sax... 😢
Oh shit, I was in FSU's Marching Chiefs and Seminole Sound (basketball pep band) with him! He's wearing his old uniform sweatshirt for Seminole Sound too! Geez, the world feels a whole lot smaller now.
Love your Channel you do some great videos. Sax and Clarinet are so similar and Tenor, soprano sax and standard Clarinet all being in the Key of Bb helps with fingering. I used to play Clarinet and Alto Sax When I was in School some 25 years ago.. Now I play Ukulele, Guitar, Bass, a bit of Piano/Keyboard. Music is fun in all its shapes and forms.
I’m surprised after all that time it still worked. Very interesting video how unbelievable that poor clarinet was accidentally abandoned for 2 whole years but was forgotten until now what a life. I still gotta get my clarinet looked at, same with a few of my other brass and woodwind instruments!!…
4:32 hey that lick is from your Mario Kart 64 Rainbow Road solo! (it also might just be a very famous jazz quote please don't laugh at me I don't know)
I'm looking at all of these price tags that are anywhere from $4k-6k and they're all described as "professional horns" and I'm over here with my advanced student/early pro-level cello that costs $13k. Granted, my cello will probably last me my entire life and then some if I take care of it well, but it's just something I noticed about instruments.
sooo… someone in my area was giving a away a free clarinet. i don’t know why they did it, but with one $100 cleaning, it was a perfect clarinet! it has the exact case as the one you have.
@@jakechastain8477 Nathan is a "student-professor", orbiting for his Masters in Music Education and, subsequently, his doctorate in Music Performance - European-American and African- American Classicism, if I may venture thus. Overstand? Of course, you do!
I play a Selmer 40 Series alto (the black nickel and silver finish) and was wondering what you thought of the one you played? I can't seem to find very many reviews or anything about it and I'm kinda curious what other people think
Hey Nathan, I’ve been looking to find a new alto mouthpiece but have been sitting on my hands to prevent me from buying anything until Jack starts selling his. I know the BSS tenor pieces were a huge hit so I’m waiting for those. But, if I wasn’t to wait, are there any pieces you recommend I try? I’ve been looking to maybe try a vandoren v16, I play a syos Lorenzo Ferrero right now and I do like it a lot, but I want a bit of a phatter sound, (I used to play a meyer 5 and I didn’t like the meyer 6 i tried), so do you have any recommendations for me to try?
jody jazz hr and yea the vandoren v16 is a very good choice too, really the vandoren v16s are the best/consistent mainstream mps off the shelf right now.
The Selmer Series 10 was comparable to the R13. The Series 9 was more jazz oriented. At least that's what I've always heard. I played on a 10 back in the early 80's when I was in high school.
Well there was the Series 9 and then the 9*. Then there was the 10G and the 10S. The 10G was the most "classical" since it was designed in collaboration with Anthony Gigliotti of the Philly Orchestra. The 10G is my favorite Selmer clarinet (other than the BT and early pre-BT's) because it's intonation is exceptional. Everybody seems to love the original Series 9 (more than 9*) and I love the tone but pitch always seems to be an issue.
Lol I was looking for a spot in my house or outside to see where my sax sound sounded better, then I went outside and started playing, then I realized the neighbor was just starting at me 🤣
Can I ask how saxophone compares to clarinet cause I'm in sixth grade I play clarinet and my band director said I could switch to sax as soon as january how hard is it to play at the beginning
Thanks for stopping by Nathan! Come back anytime!
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@@theaveragejoe838 hey wtf you doing here
@@barackobama1149 yo wassup homie
@@theaveragejoe838 been good hbu, just suprised seeing you here
@@barackobama1149 I’ve been good too man
I like how it went from “Oh no, I left my clarinet in my car for 2 years. Let’s see if it still works” to “Ooooh a saxophone, let’s try it”
Dr. Monroe is PISSED.
hi
Trying a whole sleu of different horns and finding one that you really click with is an amazing feeling. I went to a Music & Arts store event with a couple friends once and tried a whole bunch of clarinets they had on display. I ended up really clicking with the Yamaha CSVR. Over a year later, I was finally able to get one of my own as my senior gift this past February. I love the horn to death, though I will always look upon my days with my $100 Selmer Bundy horn with fondness.
I went to a music and arts event in which they had dozens of clarinets at the ready, and the one I clicked with was a bakun proroge, most beautiful clarinet I've ever played, I ended up getting a Leblanc serenade, and one day hope to get the proroge, just love it
As clarinet player, that rose-gold ligature has me bustin
Bruh same
Ayo 🤨📸
@@mistadude ay man I guess you can’t relate
I own that ligature and it is the most perfect ligature. One crank knob, perfect groove to hold the reed vertical, and it looks amazing. I also have a black one that is just as perfect.
I listen to molly on the shore everyday at work lol, hearing him play it made me smile
truly the best piece ever written for a concert band
I own an Eastman 52nd and I honestly love it to death, it’s shaped my ever growing love for playing music! I wouldn’t trade mine in for anything else
I love how the first thing he played was Molly. Amazing
You made all the horns sound great, but I liked how the lacquered vintage Eastman sounded best. Clarinets: the struggle is real.
Dude ! your professor did you a huge solid and lent you his first horn and you totally dissed it 😩 for shame . Please show more respect to others in the future .
Yes I am the worst
That is right ✅
@@Saxologic I want to play megalovania on my clarinet
@@Saxologic no
@@shark_4049 good for you
I really really excited every time you make a clarinet video. There is no clarinet youtuber that plays and make challenges but saxophone there are plenty. So when there is a clarinet video I really like it (I play clarinet if you didn't get It lol(
Hey Nathan, why do you think people don't play clarinet in jazz anymore?
And will you take a jazz approach to your clarinet playing? Or will you use it purely for classical music?
Easily the best kind of clarinet music. Love clarinets in jazz
Alot of reasons.
He probably has a clarinet primarily for doubling in jazz.
6:45 omg I played that song for jazz band a few years ago
I just remembered it's called confirmation
Nathan might have one of my most favourite tones on Alto. Could listen to you play for hours man.
Why is it crazy that it still plays if it's been sitting in a case safe from the environments and whatnot?
I feel like the only thing to worry about would be the cork
The cases aren't airtight and heat resistant. The heat and humidity changes can stress the material and make it warp or split (if it's wood), causing it to have leaks. Also they have pads like saxophones
It’s a Bundy by Selmer. So, it’s a plastic clarinet, wood cracking isn’t a huge issue. The biggest worry would be the heat. Pads and corks are glued in. Especially with the heat in South Florida, it’s Amazing that all of the pads sealed as well as they did!
The heat should have trashed all the pads and glue. Surprised it played
@@MaiseNow didn't even think about the pads..
@@musicmaninc4305 on a scale of 1 to 10 how bad are these things? I’ve only ever played on a wooden clarinet. I’m thinking about getting something like this, I gave my nice clarinet to my nephew. I have a bunch of instruments I’m trying to get (just imagine some goober trying to eventually create some type of weird folk “orchestra”) but I want something to hold me over until I’ve saved up enough money to get all the crazy stuff I want. Including an expensive clarinet that I’d like. So I figure getting something like this would give me a chance to experiment with some of my weird ideas on garage band. (Congas + Ukulele + cello banjo + clarinet)
Do they have anything similar that’s tuned in Eb instead as well? Because I’m thinking I want something in a higher tuning.
This is great and all, but... 3:38 *CAN WE TALK ABOUT THAT STAIRCASE*
What about it
Although I’m a clarinetist primarily my favorite instrument is either soprano sax or alto sax. I would, however, recommend every woodwind player try a clarinet at least once.
5:12 sounded so much like the mario kart lick
This information hurts me as a clarinetist, that it had been sitting there for so long☹️
Same but to be honest it's the same for every instrument also his a saxophone player not a clarinet player
@@lolololololol369 I know he's a saxophone player...?
I mean it's in the channel name and I have watched this for ages lol
@@shritan0 no offense, I don't want to answer but I play saxophone and clarinet, and would like to play base
I do play in a community band tho
I always love trying out a variety saxes (and other instruments) at conventions like TMEA. That's how I found a bari from Buffet that I really liked back in college, though I never have been able to afford my own bari sax... 😢
Man, I wanted to hear you play the clarinet a bit more though
Agreed
Came for the clarinet, stayed for the sax tryouts
I just love to see these notifications
this man really flexed on all of us when he whipped out "Molly on the Shore"
I just got a selmer as42 and hearing him say he actually liked it makes me so much more confident!!
Same honestly! I have an AS42B and I can't really find anything other reviews or anything on it so I was kinda curious what other people thought
Oh my goodness!!! The guy (Sidney/Mr. Oser) in your video used to be my middle school band teacher!! That's insane
MR OSERRRRRRR
AHHH
OSER?
ITS NEVER OSER
Oh shit, I was in FSU's Marching Chiefs and Seminole Sound (basketball pep band) with him! He's wearing his old uniform sweatshirt for Seminole Sound too! Geez, the world feels a whole lot smaller now.
Cool thing is that u r the reason I started loving instruments
You sound pretty good on clarinet my dude. 🤙🏾
4:22 imma need tht transription of tht😩
Saw you at music man bro! So sick
1:01 man rlly hit us with molly on the shore🥵🥵🥵
You should seriously try my 500-ish clarinet mouthpieces sometime...
Especially while you're in Florida! I was just in at Music Man! What a great store 👍
I am so amazed at how he puffs up his cheeks and is still so good at the sax
6:27 You didn’t just play *T h e L I C C* twice did you?
Love your Channel you do some great videos.
Sax and Clarinet are so similar and Tenor, soprano sax and standard Clarinet all being in the Key of Bb helps with fingering. I used to play Clarinet and Alto Sax When I was in School some 25 years ago.. Now I play Ukulele, Guitar, Bass, a bit of Piano/Keyboard. Music is fun in all its shapes and forms.
Legends still watch this superior content creator
"holy crap"
yupp valid response to an eastman horn, those things are absolute killers. the 640s are freakin workhorses man
Eh the school gave me a choice between their Eastman and Yamaha and I did not like the Eastman
@@q12aw50 it was the school's.... also players are different, so i dont really care lol
@@gallofilm yeah mine were the schools too.
New vid idea!!!!
Blind fold yourself and see if you can tell the brand of horn by the feel and sound of it. !!!!
Thumbs this up!
I found a tenor sax in my attic from 1949 that still played perfect after sitting there for 30 years
5:54 I LOVE THIS PART THAT WAS SMOOTH!!
I’m surprised after all that time it still worked. Very interesting video how unbelievable that poor clarinet was accidentally abandoned for 2 whole years but was forgotten until now what a life. I still gotta get my clarinet looked at, same with a few of my other brass and woodwind instruments!!…
My alto is an As42 and I love it is so responsive and the action feels a little better than the Yas62 in my opinion.
I just got an as42 and it’s coming in tomorrow
Leblanc clarinets are super good I love mine!
4:32 hey that lick is from your Mario Kart 64 Rainbow Road solo! (it also might just be a very famous jazz quote please don't laugh at me I don't know)
I believe he incorporated the mario k lick and made it into his own mate! Nice ear, I noticed as well
The fact that I could have driven down to come and see you is mind-boggling, hahaha.
He's back!
Who knows what could be I’m his car anymore he might even have a tuba or something
Oh my always wanted you to try my Eastman AS850. Now you know the secret to my mediocre tone.
Is it working again?
It is :)
I’m am Surprised that my mom’s clarinet still works after 21 years
Playing on my band directors custom Z in high school was always a treat
I'm looking at all of these price tags that are anywhere from $4k-6k and they're all described as "professional horns" and I'm over here with my advanced student/early pro-level cello that costs $13k. Granted, my cello will probably last me my entire life and then some if I take care of it well, but it's just something I noticed about instruments.
Clarinet gang
My old saxophone lasted in my grandparents attic for 50 years and it is still playable
Ive been there before, he helped me rent out my flute and trumpet
Just casually busts out Molly on the Shore
sooo… someone in my area was giving a away a free clarinet. i don’t know why they did it, but with one $100 cleaning, it was a perfect clarinet! it has the exact case as the one you have.
Adam is so cool
Always great watching
4:31 I see you quoting that Rainbow Road collab!
I heard Molly on the Shore and my heart skipped a beat
Awesome tehktick altisimo🎶🎶🎶🎷👍
this is crazy. I SHOUKD HAVE TAKEN MY LESSON THIS DAY
Nathan, you are too Young to be so darn good; never get old, young mahn!
Wah'ow!
If you're comparing him to a college student
@@jakechastain8477 Nathan is a "student-professor", orbiting for his Masters in Music Education and, subsequently, his doctorate in Music Performance - European-American and African- American Classicism, if I may venture thus.
Overstand?
Of course, you do!
@@wyndhleodumegwu253 A student is a student. You're a good little soldier replying on his behalf
@@jakechastain8477 Do receive my apologies, Jake; won't you?
Respect, kohz!
I appreciate that man! I definitely have a long way to go. I wish you could hear these guys at the school I go to. I’m trying to catch up haha
I play a Selmer 40 Series alto (the black nickel and silver finish) and was wondering what you thought of the one you played? I can't seem to find very many reviews or anything about it and I'm kinda curious what other people think
When I first looked at the thumbnail I thought our boi Nathan was laying down some sick guttural screams.
does anybody know the song the he played 1:00
Molly on the Shore
no way ive been to that music man
im in brass so when you showed behind him, i gasped cuz i pay the trombone and i saw a trombone! my girlfriend also plays the clarinet
That's my to go store right next to my house
The suspension is killing me lmao
Get the Eastman EAS-850DS Rue St George Alto! You sound amazing on that!
My school just had me switch to a 1970 Selmer Paris Series Bari Sax. I didn't realize that it costed more than a used car.
Hey man, you’re pretty good at clarinet
ALSO WHEN WILL DCI ALLOW ME TO MARCH TENOR SAX!!!!
what song is that lick from at 06:46 its on the tip of my tongue
Confirmation by Charlie Parker
Not him playing Molly on the shore😭
aint no way dude started playong molly on the shore thay brings back memories
Every clarinet player reacting to the thumbnail : You're not supposed to have the clarinet up while playing.
I mean you can(and some jazz players do) but is very hard to keep the embouchure lol
Doreen Kerchens disagrees
How the heckin hecker did that man play so good without warmup??
Hey Nathan, I’ve been looking to find a new alto mouthpiece but have been sitting on my hands to prevent me from buying anything until Jack starts selling his. I know the BSS tenor pieces were a huge hit so I’m waiting for those. But, if I wasn’t to wait, are there any pieces you recommend I try? I’ve been looking to maybe try a vandoren v16, I play a syos Lorenzo Ferrero right now and I do like it a lot, but I want a bit of a phatter sound, (I used to play a meyer 5 and I didn’t like the meyer 6 i tried), so do you have any recommendations for me to try?
jody jazz hr and yea the vandoren v16 is a very good choice too, really the vandoren v16s are the best/consistent mainstream mps off the shelf right now.
Better Sax Burnin mouthpiece. A lot of players love this.
JodyJazz HR Custom Dark is good if you want a fuller sound with good projection.
Jody Jazz DV has very rich harmonics and great projection, do try and test a few out
That ligature is so nice, sadly I play alto and bari sax
Do you have any cheap but works and sounds good
What was the song he was playing on clarinet on 1:01?
Molly on the shore by Percy Grainger
1:00 literally the song im playing in band class rn lol
Let's Go Canes!
The Selmer Series 10 was comparable to the R13. The Series 9 was more jazz oriented. At least that's what I've always heard. I played on a 10 back in the early 80's when I was in high school.
Well there was the Series 9 and then the 9*. Then there was the 10G and the 10S. The 10G was the most "classical" since it was designed in collaboration with Anthony Gigliotti of the Philly Orchestra. The 10G is my favorite Selmer clarinet (other than the BT and early pre-BT's) because it's intonation is exceptional. Everybody seems to love the original Series 9 (more than 9*) and I love the tone but pitch always seems to be an issue.
@@DaleFedele Pitch is definitely the biggest issue with it. I can take a few notes to a tuner, and you’d laugh. But the tone is so pure and unmatched.
Next video: I left my car with a clarinet inside for 2 years. Will it still run?
Good vibes from this video
i have the same one, it was my moms that’s awesome
*plays molly on the shore by Percy Grainger*
10:07 the ritual was rushed!, I couldn’t do it with u like I normally do🥲
Holy shit dude that's literally my exact same setup that my school gave me and I bought the same rovner mouthpeice.
Do tenors next
Lol I was looking for a spot in my house or outside to see where my sax sound sounded better, then I went outside and started playing, then I realized the neighbor was just starting at me 🤣
Can I ask how saxophone compares to clarinet cause I'm in sixth grade I play clarinet and my band director said I could switch to sax as soon as january how hard is it to play at the beginning
Sounds great! What kind of mic do you use to record yourself?
I think I have the exact model of that clarinet sitting in my room
i was like in any normal state that would probably be moderately ok but florida like dang bro surprised it didnt like melt
Were do u get that black liggitrue