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Re: Yamaha CSVR Bb and A

Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2016-11-05 08:40

Seabreese, the more I play the the better I like them, I made a facing change on my mouthpiece, a minor shorter facing and a 4 strength Exclusive reed, from a 3 1/2. In the orchestra hall the sound seems to ring more, to the point that the conductor made a nice comment. The A clarinet barrel isn't right. It's not bad, but I have to go back down to Yamaha when the barrel guy is in town and have one made up special. I must say I am being very picky here. As the A setup sits it still plays more evenly and sounds darker than the R13's, my guess is because of the leather pads and the bore design. Even the thumb rest is placed perfectly, so there is no added tension put on your right hand, which brings up an added addition the Bb horns come with a neck strap, which will work on the A clarinet of course. When playing it has a hint of brightness to the sound - your ears. DO NOT LET THIS FOOL YOU as a bright sounding horn. It's far from it.

For those that are interested in the facing I'm using here it is - the tip is 1.05
Using the glass gauges it's 6, 12, 23+, 35+.

It was tip 1.04 6, 12, 24, 36.

Tom, I sooo agree with you. The headsets are so much better than anything on the market, but I cannot figure out why they aren't carried in places like Best Buy. It's like some sort of secret cult! Once you find out about them no other headset is the same. Listening to music, you often hear things on recordings you've never heard before. Thank you for the info on the Grado's. I didn't know anything about them other than the quality of the sound.

I don't expect everyone nor anyone to run out and buy the Yamaha's, frankly I wouldn't unless you can test them in the correct setting and compare them the way I did. At your standard music store, make sure you can return them, because the stock will be limited to 1 or 2 horns. Maybe at the upcoming ClarinetFest in Orlando. FL in early August, if you go, arrange to have them bring 2 or 3 sets for you to try out. They may give you a ClarinetFest discount of a fair amount of money. not $100 maybe more like $500 to $800 for a set or more. I was offered to try several, I settled for the third Bb and the second A I tested. I would have been happy with the very first ones. I was just being really picky. Enjoying knowing that every horn played so well right out of the box. Pretty sweet! I can't stop thinking about that perfect sound room!

Designer of - Vintage 1940 Cicero Mouthpieces and the La Vecchia mouthpieces

Yamaha Artist 2015

Post Edited (2016-11-05 08:58)

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