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testing a new clarinet

Author: Marcowelby
Date: 2004-04-04 01:47

Hi!

I just discover this clarinet board and I find it so interesting.

I am an amateur but really love playing the clarinet (I wish I was a better musician though).

I am thinking of buying a new clarinet and I sort of agree that it is best to try the clarinet.
For instance I just try new clarinets today at a local store and I must say that the best clarinet today was a Yamaha YCL SEV (even though there was a lot negative about Yamaha clarinet on this board and on the internet) beating easily a buffet R13 and RC as well as a Selmer Odyssey because it was easy blowing, beautiful round tone, and the altissimo notes seems easier to get than on the other clarinets.

I do not want to start a new discussion on which is the best clarinet but rather to find what would you want to test on a clarinet that you want to buy.

I have a few suggestions but would like people from the board to suggest others

Mine would be:

Obviously how round is the tone?
Is it easy to play the altissimo note and are the note nice to the ear?
Does the Bb play well in the middle register?
Is there a big jump in blowing pressure necessary when go From A to B in the middle register?
Is there a big difference when you play the regular fingering for Eb or Bb versus the fingering with the 1st and 4th tone hole closed?

Thanks

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