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Author: progress96
Date: 2009-09-10 01:54
Well I want to get a new clarinet since I've been stuck with this Yamaha YCL-250 for like years...
I can't decide between Buffet E-11, Ridenour Lyrique 146, or some other higher end Yamaha model such as the YCL-450 (btw I'm looking for the Yamaha XT on the website but can't find it anywhere, if you have a link please send me it ^^).
I heard that Buffet was really good but also a bit overated, the Lyrique is supposed to be really good with the ebonite body, and I read the Yamaha is really good too.
My max price is probably $1000, I don't really want to spend a lot. I am not sure what clarinet to get, I'm leaning toward the Lyrique the most but I'm still a bit skeptical about it.
Tom Ridenour replied to some of my questions but I need more opinions to be sure about making this decision.
http://clarinetcorner.wordpress.com/2009/09/09/ridenour-responds/
Thanks!
Post Edited (2009-09-10 01:57)
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Author: JJAlbrecht
Date: 2009-09-10 02:05
I have the Lyrique 576 BC (the top level model) and I am very happy with it. It plays very nicely in tune and helps me to produce a very nice tone. In fact, it is the most in-tune clarinet I have played. It is far the better one in a direct comparison with the Evette E11 (at least the older German version made by Schreiber). The 576 sells for just under $1000. That's the one that is all hard rubber. The 146 is similar, but has an ABS body and a hard rubber barrel. It also costs substantially less. I haven't played one of those, so I can't speak directly about the Lyrique 146.
Tom also offers a trial period on his instruments, so you could check one out for a few days before you had to make a final decision. I would do that, and have a respected teacher listen to the clarinet. Tom is great to his customers, and I really enjoyed dealing with him.
Jeff
“Everyone discovers their own way of destroying themselves, and some people choose the clarinet.” Kalman Opperman, 1919-2010
"A drummer is a musician's best friend."
Post Edited (2009-09-10 02:09)
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Author: feadog79
Date: 2009-09-10 02:29
I second the Lyrique. It's a great instrument. Probably the best for the price you're looking at.
Also...sounds like you're interested in the 576, not the 146. 576 has the rubber body...146 is plastic.
JW
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Author: progress96
Date: 2009-09-10 02:35
thanks ^^
What does the case of the instrument look like (kind of random but I heard they were bad). So the Lyrique 576 would be better than a E-11 and Yamaha XT? I'm just like hoping it's as good as I have read it to be, just not 100% sure yet about getting it.
I want to see some pics of it but not many pics on the net :(
I am definitely considering to get it but I'm really gonna hate it when my classmate is gonna talk about it being rubber and stuff lol. Though that guy is quite a retard and thinks he's the best since he has a Yamaha XT when he plays out of tune quite often lol.
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Author: Katrina
Date: 2009-09-10 02:54
I don't think the current E11s are that great, but they don't completely suck either.
Try looking for a great used Yamaha (even a pro model...) because they can be had relatively cheaply. If you don't want used, then go Lyrique.
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Author: progress96
Date: 2009-09-10 03:09
Uhh I'm looking on their website and they only have like 1 pro model
http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/List/ModelSeriesListHE.html?CTID=238900
So is Yamaha better than a Lyrique?
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Author: justme
Date: 2009-09-10 04:06
The picture of the Lyrique 576 is shown on the site:
http://www.ridenourclarinetproducts.com/Bbclarpg.html
The 146 and 576bc are two different instruments.
The 576bc is a pro model and in the price range that you're looking for.
You won't find anything that plays more easily ,in tune, as well as consistant for 5 times the price.
Just Me
http://woodwindforum.ning.com/
"A critic is like a eunuch: he knows exactly how it ought to be done."
CLARINET, n.
An instrument of torture operated by a person with cotton in his ears. There are two instruments that are worse than a clarinet -- two clarinets
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Author: Nessie1
Date: 2009-09-10 07:48
Progress96, forgive me if I'm making assumptions that may be incorrect here, one other person has mentioned the possibility but you do realize that any reputable supplier will expect you to go along and try a range of instruments and possibly take one away for a week or two before you make a final decision about what to buy.
As far as what your friends and classmates say, let them think what they like. Go for something that gives you what you want - with perhaps a little input from a trusted teacher!
Good hunting!
Vanessa.
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Author: JJAlbrecht
Date: 2009-09-10 14:56
To paraphrase an old Subaru commercial from the early 1990s, we might say:
"The clarinet you choose says a great deal about you."
Cut to a glassy-eyed merson, mumbling in a monotone, "Another pathetic sheep following the herd." ![[whoa]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smilie10.gif) ![[happy]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smiley12.gif)
Jeff
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Author: stacyc
Date: 2009-09-10 17:01
Have you considered trying a Selmer Soloist. There are several websites that have reconditioned ones for sell. You can usually find one for around 500-600 dollars. The only bad thing is that you can't try it before you buy it but most places have a 7day trial period, if you dont like it you can send it back.
~~Been playing clarinet 17yrs and counting, now playing with the local community orchestra and now my son has taken on the tradition and I couldn't be more proud!~~
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