Klarinet Archive - Posting 000162.txt from 1998/02

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Yamaha clarinets
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 18:42:07 -0500

At 08:29 PM 2/2/98 -0400, Tani Miller wrote:
>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!
>
Yamaha instruments are VERY widely distributed and quite common. Parts
availablity should be no problem at all.

>
>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!
>
Check your Selmer Signet again. Signets are made of WOOD! (The plastic
version is a Bundy 577). These instruments are now, by the way, known as
Selmer 100 and Selmer 1400/1401 (different bores) respectively.

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