Klarinet Archive - Posting 000020.txt from 1997/10

From: "maybe Starr,maybe John" <starrs@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Yamaha YCL 81
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 1997 19:19:36 -0400

Thanks Mark. Of course it never occurred to me to check Yamaha's
site.All the best,
Starr

Mark Charette wrote:
>
> For those who don't have Web access - this is copied from
> the Yamaha Web page http://www.yamaha.com/band/HOME.HTM ->
> Product Reference -> Clarinet:
>
> Model Years Key Body Material Key Plating Bore Current Model
> YCL-20 85-present Bb ABS resin nickel 14.70mm YCL-20
> YCL-22 1969 Bb Composition nickel YCL-20
> YCL-23N 69-71 Bb Composition nickel YCL-20
> YCL-24N 72-78 Bb ABS resin nickel 14.70mm YCL-20
> YCL-24II 79-86 Bb MMA resin nickel 14.85mm YCL-20
> YCL-26 79-85 Bb ABS resin nickel 14.70mm YCL-20
> YCL-32 72-78 Bb Wood nickel 14.70mm YCL-34
> YCL-34 79-present Bb Wood nickel 14.70mm YCL-34
> YCL-52 85-present Bb Wood silver 14.70mm YCL-52
> YCL-61 72-78 Bb Wood silver 14.70mm
> YCL-62 79-84 Bb Wood silver 14.55mm
> YCL-64 95-present Bb Wood silver 14.65mm YCL-64
> YCL-65 76-84 A Wood silver 14.75mm
> YCL-72 85-87 Bb Wood silver 14.65mm YCL-CS,CX
> YCL-72A 85-87 A Wood silver 14.65mm YCL-CXA
> YCL-72ACS 88-94 A Wood silver 14.65mm YCL-CSA
> YCL-72ACX 88-94 A Wood silver 14.51mm YCL-CXA
> YCL-72CS 88-94 Bb Wood silver 14.65mm YCL-CS
> YCL-72CX 88-94 Bb Wood silver 14.65mm YCL-CX
> YCL-81 76-84 Bb Wood silver 14.55mm
> YCL-82 79-84 Bb Wood silver 14.75mm
> YCL-85 76-84 A Wood silver 14.75mm
> YCL-AE 95-present Bb Wood silver 14.65mm YCL-AE
> YCL-AEA 95-present A Wood silver 14.78mm YCL-AEA
> YCL-CS 94-present Bb Wood silver 14.65mm YCL-CS
> YCL-CSA 94-present A Wood silver 14.65mm YCL-CSA
> YCL-CX 94-present Bb Wood silver 14.65mm YCL-CX
> YCL-CXA 94-present A Wood silver 14.51mm YCL-CXA
> YCL-SE 95-present Bb Wood silver 14.78mm YCL-SE
> YCL-SEA 95-present A Wood silver 14.66mm YCL-SEA
>
> --- Back to my comments ---
>
> The YCL-SE(A) was designed by Kadzuo Fujii of Japan to his
> specifications.
> I talked to Mr. Fujii at ClarinetFest in Lubbock this year; he spent
> quite a bit of time working with the Yamaha people getting the sound
> he wanted out of the horn. The bore and tapers are based on the CX
> series but have been modified to make it freer
> blowing.
> --
> Mark Charette, MIKA Systems, Inc., charette@-----.com
> ">>As far as I can tell, no."
> ">Fortunately, this is not correct."
> "Proving once again that ... the best way to extract useful infor-
> mation is to post wrong information." - Roger Glover, F90 mail list