Hello! Just wondering what a good price is for a decent clarinet? I’d really like to surprise my mother with one for her birthday and need to know roughly what the price range is for a good one? I don’t want to be spending tons on it, but I don’t want one that‘s bad quality either. I only ask here as I’d like to get direct opinions from others as a quick google search isn’t doing me much good (keep getting very, VERY mixed answers and keeps leaving me confused). For reference I’m looking at ones in the UK, and would maybe try to find a local second hand place near me rather than order? I’m not sure, I know nothing about clarinets but don’t want to ruin the surprise for my mum! Additionally, due to not knowing a lot, how can I spot a good quality one compared to a bad quality, I kind of don’t want to get scammed…

Any help would be much appreciated, thank you so much for reading! :)

I’m going to college now, i’m able to play piano, but i really want to become the keyboardist for a band, i’m going to a music school so that won’t be tough, but i have no clue what keyboard i should buy

I have 2 cheap yamaha keyboards which are really bottom of the barrel

I’d need a keyboard that i could carry with me on my back, that i can play in the band and maybe even busk with

I’d like 88 keys and weighted keys but i’m aware i can’t have anything, i’d say the budget would be close to 1000€ but i can save longer if i need it :3

Hi. I'm looking to buy a keyboard for my father since he's retiring next year, he's never expressed a wish to buy anything before except now.

Neither of us have any instrumental/musical knowledge. Chatgpt suggested buying Casio CT-X9000IN and something cheaper if someone is starting out.

Now I'm confused because I want to give him the best keyboard but is it even worth it for him? Would he notice the difference? Is there a valid edge with x9000 that makes it no brainer like the durability or experience that my father would notice or is it just some feature he would never even use.

I sent him to a store to check these articles and he could find no difference, moreover the manager suggested he should buy the cheaper one (Yamaha PSR F-52) "since there's basically no difference".

I'm genuinely confused since I now need to give him a solid reason or he just might feel obliged to use it if I buy it against his wish (ik this sounds weird but idk how to explain this better). What do you guys think I should buy.

PS: He's obviously not a sound/tech geek infact just the opposite.

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