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Re: Yamaha Pro Bass Clarinet

Author: clarnibass
Date: 2016-06-01 08:41

The 211 varies from people having no problems to some claiming it's almost a 1/4 tone sharp on parts of the range (nothing like the 442 or even 444 claims). Anyway the pro models don't have this issue for anyone I know who plays them.

It's mostly subjective, but IMO the pro Yamaha bass clarinets have a few issues.
The tone is not as "interesting" as Buffet or Selmer. They just feel a little bland, for a lack of better way to explain it.
They are worse ergonomically. The keys are just less comfortable (I prefer the new Buffet but Selmer is also pretty good).
What is not subjective and a significant down side is the design of the low keys. The mechanism is just much more spongy and makes it next to impossible to have a good compromise between the two opposite situations of pressing the lowest notes with one finger and adding a lower key to a higher fingering (e.g. playing Eb and adding low D vs. playing low G and moving to low D). The current Buffets and Selmers are much better in this respect.

I'd say the Yamaha is still a pretty good instrument and can be a good option if the price is good. I wouldn't recommend one for a price close to a Selmer or Buffet.

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