Klarinet Archive - Posting 000379.txt from 2003/11

From: "Jonathan" <jdvn100@-----.fm>
Subj: Re: [kl] Identity of a Yamaha instrument
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 15:38:56 -0500

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At 01:12 PM 11/6/2003 -0500, George Kidder wrote:
>Dear Folks,
>
>A young colleague just brought me a Yamaya Bb clarinet which she wants
>to
>sell. (She is interested in guitar - can you imagine that!) I know
>nothing about the Yamaha instruments except that some say they are rather
>good. This one is marked "Yamaha etc." on the upper joint and the bell,
>but no clear model designations. There is only a "34" on the upper joint,
>and a serial number (037xxxA II) on the lower joint only. She tells me
>she bought it from a local store in southern Connecticut about 6 years ago
>for something like $700.
>
>The instrument seems to be in very good condition, keys shiny, corks
>new
>looking, pads clean and seeming to seal well (plays well.) Wood seems a
>bit grainy and dull finished compared to my R13. There is a Yamaha 4C
>mouthpiece with it, and a new looking plastic case.
>
>So what am I looking at? And what might one expect to get for it on
>ebay?

The Yamaha YCL-34 is their lowest-level wood clarinet, comparable in
price
to the Selmer Signet/100 or Noblet. Decent student horn.

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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I used to play one of these, actually. They retailed for $800 back then.
And then it got stolen. grr... I could actually get it to play _much_
better than most people's R-13's.

The YCL-34 used to be Yamaha's better of two beginner-level clarinets.
However, if you went to any band store, it was listed as an intermediate
clarinet because it played much better than any beginner-level clarinet
and a few intermediate-level clarinets.

I think because of this, Yamaha stopped making the YCL-34 and added a
zero to the end of all of their model numbers to make them one digit
longer.

--Jonathan
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