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Re: New Clarinet--need help with models

Author: clarnibass
Date: 2010-05-23 05:01

Is the E11 made in Germany or is it the new E11 France? Just now I have a German E11 that was bought new about a year ago and the build quality is extremely disapointing. I would recommend the plastic student Yamaha model in preferance to this one. I don't remember E11s from years ago being so bad. I used to like this model but after seeing this and a few others, I'm not going to recommend this anymore. I play tested the E11 France and thought it was good but I haven't played it enough to come to any real conclusions yet. The glued posts seems to be a silly idea though. I also thought the throat A key was too far from the first ring (but when I tried a year later I didn't think it was a problem, maybe they changed it, or I changed my mind).

The YCL-450 is very good IMO. If you buy new then like almost any new clarinet it might benefit from a setup. I don't remember if the YCL-52 has pointed pivot screws or pilot pivot screws. I know the older YCL-34 had the pilot screws. I consider pointed screw a significant improvement, so if the 52 has the pilot pivot screws (hopefully someone else here would know) I would prefer the newer model instead (though you can have problematic screws changed, might be less expensive than the price difference between the models).

The Leblanc Bliss is ok too. I tried many of those a few times. I don't remember anything negative but nothing special either. Felt like a decent clarinet that is probably fine for a student or many other players. Since I only play tested and never checked thoroughly I can't say much about build quality. I tried them at instrument exhibitions so can't really say much about them playing sharp either.

Post Edited (2010-05-23 05:05)

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