Spending over $60,000 on 5 Bass Clarinets in 2 hours 

As a multi-instrumentalist of over 50 years, the one thing I can say for sure, is that every single instrument is different. Just like human beings.

Monthly Budget: Rent $1000 Heat $125 Electric $100 Water $150 Clarinets $60,000 Somebody help me budget this, my family is starving

The sewing machine inclusion cracked me up immediately. Love the humor Michael!

Excellent 'Buying a Horn' tutorial. This reminds me of the time I was choosing my first pro trumpet back in high school. The Marshall Music salesman let me take four Bach Strads and a Benge home to try out for a week and my teacher and I went over all of them using similar criteria. I can't imagine any salesman in the US these days letting a high school kid do that now!!!

I'm practically drooling looking at all those bass clarinets xd

My school has a selmer privilege bass clarinet from like the 40’s it’s super cool and I play it!😊

I’m going to test out clarinets tomorrow and I was looking for a video on how to do it correctly because this is my first time looking to buy an instrument. And I found your channel after finding you in high school and it was so helpful! Love the tip at the end and look forward to more stuff!!

I love #5 too! It sounded perfect right out of the box! B stock 4 was also fantastic!

I was curious about your process, thank you for this.

The wand chooses the wizard

I have always admired the sound of Selmer bass clarinets. Sweet in the high register and beefy in the lower notes!

Wow 6 bass clarinets! that's awesome, I still can't get one Legrande or BCXXI. Hope to someday. This helps to show me how to pick one out when that day comes. great vid.

As a suggestion for checking grain quality, rubbing your fingernail across the grain can help with identifying grain density and locating any irregularities in the wood. Might be a little more precise than eyeballing it.

Thank you. Lots of interesting things. I’m newbie in bass clarinet, i’m learning with your videos) And thank you for your advices.

Well that was fun and ear-opening. I fully understand the "pick the horn that lets you play you." If it feels right, it just very well may be THE one. Your description of how to narrow down the options based on fixable things is very much like house-hunting and deciding based on paint color. If you can fix it, it may be the better horn for you. I hadn't fully thought about spring tightness on keys for ease of playability though have been aware of the tightness-usually wanting things a wee bit tighter to be sure pads sealed (mainly on my saxes). The A key on my bass is quite stiff (still after 5 years), so getting that adjusted certainly wouldn't hurt. Awesome mini seminar! Something like this would be great at ClarinetFest.... ;-)

The difference between B-stock #4 and the rest was huge. So even and smooth.

Very helpful video! Keep ‘em coming!

Outstanding. Thank you.

This video is really helpful for me now, because I soon go to Paris to get my Selmer bass clarinet

You are absolutely right. Choose the horn you like best and make it play and sound the way you want. Great video.

Awesome video, I am a big fan of your work! Sound fantastic as always!

Thanks for sharing your process!

beautiful cello suite and great advice!

This is a great review. Do you do this process for every instrument you sale?

Helpful and humorous - I really love it. ❤ and of course 🙏

What do you think is the best bang for your buck bass clarinet for a very talented 8th grader who is planning to continue symphonic band through high school and maybe community bands in college (but not planning to major in music at this time) They play a Jupiter at school and have a loaner Yamaha. I think they like the Jupiter à little better.

I have a Selmer Bundy which I love. It only goes down to Eb however but it's otherwise nice for me. Also, are you planning to go to the Low Clarinet Convention in January? If not you should.

Thank you sir! This is a very useful insight!

I had a question. The bass clarinet my school gave me is single register and I often have a tough time getting anything above a high A to respond quickly and sound nice, any tips?

We need to get you to Bloomington next time you’re coming to Indiana!

Please, could you make a video about the Selmer's Contra Alto in rosewood?

You should explore Indy next time you come to Indiana.

Thanks for this! 👍🙂

11:49 missed the chance to say "I'm picking up weird vibrations"

#3 in the clarion range sounded a bit off on a couple notes. There was a slight buzzing or ringing sound.

What’s your mp setup? Thanks

If that sewing machine was musical, I suppose it would be a Singer.

Calls Katherine..........good job. We know who wears the pants!

Go Guardians! 🙂

Whoa! I am an aspiring professional clarinet, specializing in bass! I don't own my own clarinet except for my broken old Yamaha. It tunes SOO SHARP! I hate it, honestly

i love this

dear earspasm i watch alot of your videos and they help me out alot with improving my technique on bass clarinet i was hopin for you to see my comment because i wanted to ask if you caan record this years tmea bass clarinet all region music and breakk it down in parts that you think will need the most attention thank you for your videos and please help me out

Do you still have them

Yo! Let’s go!

Spending over $60,000 on 5 Bass Clarinets in 2 hours- Yup- Coke is a hell of a drug.

Soon the dollar will be meaningless so why not buy bass clarinets?!😅

Why this dude buying 6 i dont like this but like why

You need to bring a KORG Tuner

Who can even afford more than one bass clarinet? This video feels so disconnected from people's actual reality, most of us not being wealthy middle class.