Klarinet Archive - Posting 000926.txt from 1999/02

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Plastic Clarinet
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 23:25:07 -0500

At 07:13 PM 2/24/99 -0600, Dee Hays wrote:
>Try the comparable plastic models by the other three major makers: the
>Buffet B-12, Leblanc Vito, or Yamaha (YCL24?). Every makers instrument is a
>little bit different and one of these may have just the feel that you are
>looking for.
>
The current Yamaha would be the YCL-20. As I understand it, the keywork is
a close copy of Buffet's.

Of course, depending upon who you listen to, the extra maintenance
requirements for a wood clarinet range from very little to none at all.
Perhaps Phil Harris, the original poster of the question, has been scared
off by horror stories about cracking. I would suggest that wood clarinets
be considered. Remember, Buffet says DO NOT oil the bore. Outside of
watching the temperature and humidity changes a bit, what else is there
that is different?

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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