Klarinet Archive - Posting 000121.txt from 1998/02

From: Rich & Tani Miller <musicians@-----.net>
Subj: Yamaha clarinets
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 1998 14:30:07 -0500

Yes! Finally someone who agrees with me about the feel of Yamaha
clarinets! I love the beginner level horns. My students who play them

have absolutely no problems with them and they sound pretty good for a
plastic horn. They stay in adjustment very well-even under the duress
of beginner abuse. I have a high school student who has an intermediate

model (sorry I don't know model numbers) wooden horn that is also very
nice. She produces a very delicate, warm sound on this horn (yes I
know that there is more to sound than the horn--please don't start a
debate on this). I like the way these horns sound but I really like the
way the
key mechanism works. It just . . . feels good, very fluid.

No I would not trade my Buffet R13 for a Yamaha pro horn but I like the
Yamaha
intermediate and beginner horns MUCH better than Buffet's intermediate
and beginner horns. For students who can't afford an R13, these wooden
horns are a pretty good deal.

A disadvantage to these horns is in getting repair parts which may be a
problem if you don't have a Yamaha dealer/repairperson in your area.
However, this dilemma is kind of similar to the dilemma of high cost
parts for my Volkswagon. If it doesn't break, you don't need parts!

Tani Miller

P.S. Incidently, I started on a Selmer Signet and still have a very
soft spot for that particular horn too!! I still own it and it still
plays rather nicely for a plastic horn!