I am surprised that some like the Clarke Sweetone over the Clarke Traditional, at about a $2 difference in price (Sweetone being cheaper) I think the Original is the clear choice, but then I have realy liked my Susatos so what do I know? Seems almost universally panned in this thread, I love the D, I did buy a low D that has irregularly shaped holes and is tough to play smoothly, but I got a low F that sounds great, is properly made, easy to play and was only about $40