Author: jeffyx
Date: 2017-10-28 09:14
As an owner of a CSVR, when I was deciding between that and the R13, I took a bold risk in a way and got the CSVR. When we were narrowing it down, it came down to those 2. A very responsive, free blowing, projecting CSVR or a more rather resistant, better in tune R13.
As my teacher and I were discussing what instrument to get, even though he is very non biased toward clarinet brands (he has a Yamaha Eb and Buffet Bb/A), he still recommended that I get the Buffet even though the Yamaha was so much better at the things listed above.
He said that even though I like the Yamaha more, it isn't a very safe bet because not many people know how to "work" on a CSVR and make it the way I like and customize it the way I like to thus it might be a risk. He also said that with my developing embouchure (had to relearn tonguing so had to relearn brochure along with it), I might learn bad habits from my instrument and the instrument will play the music for me (i don't understand why that is a bad thing, it's a better horn). The lower register and Upper register go together so well with each other. Since the lower register is more free blowing, it has that same projecting sound that we all know and love from the upper register. This made excerpts, especially my all state one, sound SO much better! The Buffet on the other hand, had a more resistant lower register, similar to that of a student horn so transitioning between the two registers made the horn sound like 2 different instruments.
However, one flaw that I have to acknowledge is that he throat tones on the Yamaha were incredibly sharp. After a week of practicing, I have learned to control the throat tones and they sound in tune with the rest of the instrument but when I was play testing them before, I noticed that my throat tones were 25+ cents sharp compared to the Buffets 10+ cents sharp. It's all good, Learned to adjust accordingly and I never could be happier.
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