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Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2001-04-25 19:05
I played in an orchestra with a guy who had a Yamaha clarinet. He was never in tune and the instrument sounded horrible. Yet, I have since played some Yamahas that sounded very, very nice. And, as mentioned in the topic about Vitos, I actually prefer to buy the student Yamaha for beginners over the Vito because they are tougher and have better intonation.
But as to the pro-line--what about the YCLSEV and others in the custom-line of Yamahas?
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2001-04-25 19:25
They are very nice instruments after setup - on par with any of the other makes. I tried some right out of the plastic at the Yamaha factory in Grand Rapids, MI (The upper level Yamaha clarinets are made and assembled in Japan, the lower level clarinet instrument parts are manufactured mostly in Japan and assembled in Grand Rapids) and they were "OK", but I've also tried a couple after they went through an initial setup and they were much nicer feeling.
Ob. Disclaimer: I'm an acquaintance of the designer of the SE series.
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Author: Dee
Date: 2001-04-25 19:27
Maybe it was the player rather than the equipment? Or perhaps his mouthpiece/lig/reed/barrel setup?
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Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2001-04-25 19:35
So, Mark, what about the SE series? Specifically the SEV? Do they all have to go to a special set-up to be workable on a pro level?
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Author: Kontragirl
Date: 2001-04-25 19:53
Speaking of yamahas...I should get paid for advertising for them so much I love my yamaha clarinets. One is the standard plastic one. The other is a Yamaha Allegro. You can only get it from certain stores. Great instrument if you ever have a chance to noodle around on one.
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Author: bob gardner
Date: 2001-04-25 20:00
One of my first horns was a 34 and I felt it was a great horn. Then someone offered me a few bucks and i sold it.
maybe we will get to try a bunch of different horns at the fest.
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Author: Ed
Date: 2001-04-26 02:47
I believe that the V series Yamahas are the premium line, much as the prestige is to Buffet. Better wood, with some acoustical tweaking. You can check Yamaha's web site for info. I have tried a number of Yamaha clarinets, including some cusom ones in Japan a few years back and think that some of them are very nice horns.
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2001-04-26 03:32
No - what I was saying is that if you got one "out of the bag", just as with a Leblanc, Buffet, et al., you'd probably be disappointed. They need to be adjusted before sales just like every other clarinet (or musical instrument!). I was playing a few that literally were just shipped into the US and were still sealed, and they needed adjustment. The ones that had gone through the Yamaha QA in the US (in the Michigan factory) were significantly easier to play.
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Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2001-04-26 12:59
Ah. Minor tweaking probably.
I've bought several Yamaha YCL34s for students this year and took almost every one of them right out of the box and they were fine. However, they came from a local dealer and I'm sure they had already been tweaked before being shipped to the dealer.
As a matter of fact, that little YCL34 is a pretty nice instrument if you can get a good buy on them. Cheap case, though.
I bought a YCL50something for my niece this year and it's doing a good job for her.
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Author: David Kinder
Date: 2001-04-26 15:35
What's the differences between the CSV and the SEV. I've been to the website and can't find much difference in the specs. What's preferred out there?
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Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2001-04-26 20:37
I checked it out also (the website) and it seems the CSV has a darker tone. But otherwise there doesn't seem to be much difference.
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Author: Ken
Date: 2001-04-29 02:17
We use Yamaha 20 series plastic horns in marching band/outdoor ceremonies, they surprisingly play in tune pretty good under 40 degrees and in a driving rain but that's about all they're good for. <:-)
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