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Clever Clarinetist, LLC
5 ★★★★★ 11 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Kansas City, Missouri
Plan your visit
- Repairs & setups a repair bench comes up in reviews and the store's own info — call ahead for turnaround, since good techs run a queue
- Buys & trades used gear they buy, trade, or consign used instruments — bring the case and any original parts, and expect trade credit to beat the cash offer
- Lessons lessons come up in reviews and the store's own info — call about openings, instruments taught, and rates before the first visit
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (816) 654-6145
- Website cleverclarinetist.com
Hours
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Friday | 12–6 PM |
| Saturday | 12–6 PM |
| Sunday | 10 AM–6 PM |
What's on the wall
“I have been studying with her this summer, and I look forward to my lessons every week.”
What players say again and again
“When I was ready to buy a new instrument, she let me try a number of Selmer Presence models before I picked "the one.”
“With her knowledge and help of consistent scale book practice, I was able to get a spot in an Active Duty Army Band!”
From the reviews
The Clever Clarinetist (a.k.a. Dr. Larkin Sanders) is a resource for all of your clarinet needs! Dr. Sanders extended the life of my very old clarinet by introducing me to a new barrel. When I was ready to buy a new instrument, she let me try a number of Selmer Presence models before I picked "the one.
Being her student for only a year, she has opened my eyes when it comes picking equipment for my clarinet and only provides the best of advice! As for a teacher, she has given me PLENTY of different avenues on how to go about proper practicing. The best thing I have gotten out of lessons are her scale book!!
Dr. Larkin Sanders is a friendly, knowledgeable professional who goes above and beyond for her clients. Her instruments and accessories are top-of-the-line, her customer service is unparalleled, yet her pricing is quite reasonable.
Larkin is a fantastic teacher, and gives generously of her time and tremendous expertise. Under her guidance, my daughter has grown in both technical skill and personal character, and continues to achieve recognition on clarinet at the district, city, and state level.
Selling or trading gear at Clever Clarinetist, LLC
Clever Clarinetist, LLC comes up for buying and trading used gear — confirmed on their own site. Two things make the trip go better. First, bring the whole package: the case or gig bag, the original tremolo arm or bridge parts, the paperwork if you have it — a complete rig is worth real money more than a bare instrument, and it saves the back-and-forth of "can you bring the case in?" Second, know that trade credit almost always beats the cash offer, usually by a healthy margin — if you're upgrading anyway, price your old gear as a trade against the new one before you take cash. Either way, expect the offer to be below what the gear sells for on the wall; the gap is the store's margin for setup, warranty, and sitting on it until the right buyer walks in.
Lessons at Clever Clarinetist, LLC
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Clever Clarinetist, LLC. If you're signing up a beginner (or restarting yourself), a quick call ahead answers the three things that matter: which instruments they teach, whether the schedule has openings at the time you actually need, and what a first lesson costs. There's no wrong first guitar — a good teacher will happily work with whatever you walk in with, and a shop that teaches usually keeps affordable starter instruments on hand for exactly this reason.
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