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Re: Buffet Prodige vs Yamaha YCL-34

Author: PeterB1517
Date: 2017-12-10 05:01

What about the poly cylindric bore makes it good? Supposedly there is something rough about the bell and the video above says the bore additionally. I've been told more advanced clarinets use a groove in bell but Prodige uses rough bell at least to affect compression of air that helps sounds someway or allow easier higher notes. I'd like to understand your comment more.

Here is experience 1 hr ago using Yamaha YCL-255 which is comparable and in same price range as Prodige. It definitely was lighter. It felt kind of like a toy vs wood clarinet. I'd guess I'd prefer lighter but not significant. Flute player salesman couldn't tell big difference between 255 and 34 which is now supposedly repaired. I didn't notice a marked difference in ease of playing with plastic vs. Wood. The high notes like F top line of staff and G above still sounded bad. My fellow clarinets had section in orchestra of Sleeping Beauty going from E, E slurred to too space E, top space e slurred to bottom e that sounded so sweet on their clarinets. Very hard for me to reliably do and sounded awful, not like swans tiptoing or anything like that. My embouchure is bad. I tried like $1200 Buffet, and high notes sounded better, most notes did, but a little more resistance playing which I didn't like.

I've been taking lessons with trombone teacher. Need to find clarinet teacher near Jenkintown, PA that's not at music shop. I'm wary of internet lessons.

I think I'll likely take many of your recommendations above and music store's recommendation of the above
D'Addario mouthpiece that supposed to facilitate high notes, better ligature, and try better and harder reed, and see how it goes. I dont think if i tried five mouthpieces that im at skill to distinguish them. I demoed tennis racquets for like a month and ending up choosing the wrong one.

Post Edited (2017-12-10 05:23)

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