Klarinet Archive - Posting 000668.txt from 1997/08

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Student Bass Clarinets
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 1997 23:01:42 -0400

At 12:54 PM 8/16/97 -0400, you wrote:
>I need a quick opinion from anyone who knows. I'm working on a bid list for
>my school system (part of my job responsibilities). I've gotten bids on 2
>student bass clarinets, one a Selmer 1430P and the other a Yamaha 220L
>(which the teacher originally requested). The Selmer is about $170 less. I
>don't know much about student level bass clarinets. Anyone know the Selmer
>instrument? If anyone is familiar with both, how do they compare? Lawrie,
>are you there?
>
I would give a slight edge to the Yamaha. For some time Yamaha was making
the Vito line for Leblanc, and it is basically the same instrument. I am
using the Yamaha mouthpiece on my Noblet bass clarinet now (I did a playoff
between it and a Vandoren B-45 and, fortunately for my wallet, the Yammy
won). The Selmer (formerly Bundy) ones are perfectly OK, too. The latest
1430P to come into our store had a different neck from earlier ones. It
had a modified angle, like the ones advertised by Bay. I see their point
about it being an angle closer to that of the soprano clarinet, but I've
never found that to be a problem.

If you want, I can also provide bids on both.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
451 Old Orchard Drive http://www.concentric.net/~bhausman
Essexville, MI 48732 http://members.wbs.net/homepages/z/o/o/zoot14.html

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