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Re: little cosmetic issue with new Yamaha CSG-III

Author: Hank Lehrer
Date: 2015-02-01 22:50

Tommo84,

I got a new Yamaha CS Custom a year ago and can agree that these clarinets really play well in tune. From the top to the bottom (same with the saxes). Out of a shipping carton, the instrument played perfectly but my tech (he is Eric and the store owner BTW) did a few small tweaks here and there.

I did experience a small problem this last summer though and it was that the tenor socket on the lower section and the bell got a little bit tight with summer moisture. Eric took a flat scraper and removed some of the buildup in the socket. His explanation was that it was swelling a little and also out of round.

During the winter days now when things are so dry, I keep the old pill bottom with holes and a damp sponge in my case at all items. The rings are staying tight and assembly is easy.

Perhaps as the wood goes through a few summer/winter humidity cycles, the possibility of any more swelling will not be an issue.

Now I am trying to figure out how to sneak a new Yamaha 621 bass clarinet into the house without my wife seeing it.

HRL

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