Thomann Chalumeau Maple

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L'estensione è quella dichiarata: un ottava abbondante, non una nota di più. Il suono non è male, considerando la timbrica modesta di questi strumenti. Il corpo e in legno, il bocchino in plastica, e arriva già con un'ancia montata e un piccolo contenitore con il grasso lubrificante.

Pro:
Suono buono (considerando il prezzo)

Contro:
Appena aperta la custodia c'era odore "petrolchimico", imputabile alla custodia. E' stato messo subito all'aria aperta per 10 giorni e l'odore è sparito.

I decided to buy this Chalumeau after I lost the previous one I had bought from a different brand.
With the previous one I was having quite some problems getting the notes above C to be in tune and I had to compensate a lot with my lip pressure.
I thought it was a matter of technique but I realised after buying this one that I was overcompensating for the faults of the instrument.
I have been now playing it for over one year. Very sturdy, great tuning if used with 1.5 reeds even though it suffers in the Fsharp and few other chromatic notes.
Limited range but after all, it is a chalumeau.
The sound can be at times a bit thin or raspy but I believe it can be easily fixed by better reeds and changing the mouthpiece with a decent clarinet one.
All in all, great buy for the price and competing for ease of use and sound with more expensive alternatives.