Klarinet Archive - Posting 000617.txt from 1996/12

From: skubi@-----.org
Subj: Re: Yamaha Clarinets
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 1996 12:47:29 -0500

IS>> Does anyone have any experience with the Yamaha professional bass
IS>>clarinets? I'm working towards a new bass, and the Yamaha low C is about
IS>>$1000 less than the Selmer. I haven't seen any comments about the Yamaha
IS>>horns in the recent discussions about bass clarinets. How do the two
IS>>brands compare?
IS>>
IS>>
IS>> Edmund W. White
IS>> ewhite@-----.us
IS>
IS>I've been using a Yamaha Bass Clarinet with the low C for about 3 years
IS>now. I'm quite pleased with the pitch and sound. It is mechanically well
IS>designed. I'm not very fond of the left hand little finger key placement
IS>of the low D, but the other thumb fingering for this note is fine. Overall
IS>an excellent horn.
IS>
IS>Scott Harris
IS>http://www.aros.net/~scotth//welcome.htm
IS>

I have been playing a Yamaha bass for about one year and I love it
for the same reasons Scott has mentioned. The thumb key mechanism, for
me, seems a better design than Selmer or Buffet. The sound and
intonation were so good, I found myself saying, "What more do you
want?" So all in all, the price was much lower (almost $2000) with no
compromises.
(By the way, I have always played Buffet Bb and Eb clarinets as I have
found them far superior to any others)

Tom Skublics
Mississauga, Ontario CANADA
skubi@-----.org

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