Klarinet Archive - Posting 001076.txt from 2000/06

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Unknown Yamaha model
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 23:40:03 -0400

>At 03:53 PM 6/26/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>>
>>I have in my posession a Bb clarinet an acquaintance is trying to sell.
>>Neither he nor I have been able to find any information about this model #
>>which in not in the current Yamaha catalogue. It is a Yamaha YCL81 (not an
>>881 or 681 which are eefers, but just a plain old 81). This instrument
>>bears serial # 00698. It is in excellent condition, good pads, corks,
>>springs, etc and plays well (as well as an aging doubler can play it). Does
>>anyone care to venture an opinion/authoritative statement on its original
>>value and what it might be worth today?

on 6/26/00 7:41 PM, Bill Hausmann wrote:

>This is not authoritative, but based on my familiarity with Yamaha's model
>numbering system in general, I would assume that this is a pro-level
>instrument, probably TOP pro-level in its day (20-series = student,
>50-series @-----.

IIRC, the first Yamaha pro clarinets were 61 (Bb) and 62 (A) and 81 (Bb)
and 85 (A). The 80's were sometimes called "Custom" at the time, which
was the mid-late '70's.

David

David Niethamer
Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/

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