Klarinet Archive - Posting 000618.txt from 1998/02

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: bore sizes
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 11:40:38 -0500

I've seen Yamaha student intruments with decidedly different mechanical
arrangements for the little finger keys; unfortunately, this was when they
were fairly new in England (late '70s?), and I've forgotten the details.
This
seemed to reduce the load on the fingers. The rest of the keywork also
seemed extremely light to use. Would these intruments be from a time
*before* Yamaha started copying Buffet?
Roger Shilcock
Perhaps they weren't new arrivals here in the 70's - that's when I first
noticed anyone I knew playing one.

On Mon, 16 Feb 1998, Roger Garrett wrote:

> Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 08:09:21 -0600 (CST)
> From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.us
> To: klarinet@-----.us
> Subject: Re: bore sizes
>
> There is no reason not to consider a plastic Yamaha......most people
> realize that Yamaha copied the Buffet bore sizes, key styles, and tone
> hole placement - so you really are buying something very similar to what
> you have. I really prefer the beginner/intermediate Yamahas over their
> Buffet counterparts.....and I am I play all Buffet instruments (excepting
> my basset horn of course).
>
> Roger Garrett
> IWU
>
> On Mon, 16 Feb 1998 Cheddar99@-----.com wrote:
>
> > Thank you all for your input about the bore sizes. now my only problem is
> > convincing my parents that I should get an E-11 instead of a plastic yamaha...
> >
> > Karen D
> > Los Altos, Ca
> >
>
>