Klarinet Archive - Posting 000151.txt from 2003/05

From: myke cuthbert <cuthbert@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] clarinet for beginning students
Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 12:15:35 -0400

> I pulled out the Yamaha a month ago and demonstrated that it wasn't the
> instrument affecting his tone. I lent him one of my good Buffets for a
> couple of weeks, which he loves, but now he regrets ever abandoning his
> Yamaha, since for him, it is a perfectly adequate horn.
>
> In fact, I occasionally use it myself in my outdoor inclement weather gigs.
>
> So A+ to this horn, regardless of where one lives. Including Iceland.

Just adding to the recommendation of the Yamaha as a great student
horn esp. for its clear un-stuffed sound. The other negative I
haven't seen mentioned is that the clasps on the cases often seem to
stop holding after a year or two of playing--nothing that a row of
felt around the edge of the case won't fix, but I've already seen two
plastic Yamahas fall out of their cases because the clasps gave out
while it was being carried.

Makes quite a handy mini-travel case once it's repaired. Have carried
much nicer instruments in it several times when I was out of space in
my carry-on bags. Reduces theft likelihood slightly as well, I'd
imagine.

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