AKGC519ML Instrument Condenser Microphone, Black

Despite stating on the AKG website that the c519 will clip softly onto the bell of "any wind instrument", this is demonstrably untrue. When I contacted AKG directly saying that the clip would not attach to my clarinet, they pointed out that their website was covered by a legal notice saying thatAKG cannot in any way guarantee that statements on the AKG website are correct.When i pointed out that in the C519 manual (which i read online before purchase) it shows a diagram and explanation of how to clip the mic onto a clarinet, AKG countered that the manual gave information of how to use the C519, not what to use it with(?!)... and anyway it also doesn't mean that it can fit ALL clarinets. Apparently that includes my R13 Buffet b-flat clarinet, arguably the most popular model of clarinet in the world. It is, also, I'm pretty sure, a wind instrument.

I have been using this microphone for over years now and never had a problem. The quality is excellent for on-stage use. Playing both Alto and Tenor I swap between the two a number of times every gig, The clip has not shown any sign of weakness with age.