Author: fsb2017
Date: 2017-08-22 03:01
I had a feeling something would spoil my happiness. ;-) I thought all clarinets had cylindrical bores?
The store told me it was the equivalent to the YCL-255 but in a hard case. I can't find a difference in the specs on Yamaha's website, but it's definitely possible that it's manufactured separately!
Also this video comparing the YCL-250 and YCL-200AD said they were identical except for the case and logo, but they weren't looking down the bore or saying where they were manufactured, and those were also the prior model numbers.
I'm interested to hear the differences, but at this point I'm not feeling too badly. I spent about what I was planning to spend (although the same store offered the Buffet Prodige for $450, but I decided against it because I hadn't heard as much about it (v. the B12) and the case was bulkier -- should I return the Yamaha for the Buffet??), and I still feel better about the resale possibilities of the Yamaha v. the Jupiter.
I have a nicer clarinet when she's ready to upgrade, so this isn't for forever. Hopefully no major issues though!
*edited to add: I also just looked and the clarinet says it was made in Indonesia. Not sure where all YCL-255s are manufactured, but based on a scan of ebay listings a fair number are manufactured in Indonesia as well.
**edited again to add: this website, Hyson Music, also says they are the same (scroll to the bottom of this listing): http://www.hysonmusic.com/product/certified-pre-owned-yamaha-advantage-bb-clarinet-ycl-200adii-2-year-warranty/
Ok, I'm going to stop googling now and get back to work. :-)
Post Edited (2017-08-22 03:18)
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