Klarinet Archive - Posting 000087.txt from 1999/12

From: "Frederick S. Sterns" <fssterns@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Bass clarinet question
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 19:41:55 -0500

>Hi,
>I'd like to get a student bass clarinet and I've seen three different ones:
>Yamaha YCL-220L (U$1069)
>Selmer 1430P ($939)
>Vito 7166 ($915)
>Are there any other student bass clarinets? Which one would you recommend?
>Thanks,
>Serge

Can't comment on the Selmer...no experience with it. The other two,
however, are the *same* instrument, made on the same production line in
Elkhart...the only difference being the logo.

Either is a very good horn for a student model. Of course, each individual
sample will vary, also, so you need to try several of each to see which
suits you best. I wouldn't worry about the logo! The Vito at $150 less will
no doubt play exatly like its Japanese "logoed" twin.

Until I got my Selmer 33 a couple of years ago I played a Yamaha 220 very
successfuly for about four years. But don't expect any student horn to play
as smoothly as a pro model. There will be stuffy notes and other minor
annoyances but I think you will find the scale of both the YCL-220 and the
Vito 7166 to be quite acceptable.

Message me privately if you wish more detail...Fred Sterns

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