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Re: Thoughts on Selmer Clarinets?

Author: seabreeze
Date: 2017-12-13 06:18

Listen to the Selmer Presence and the Yamaha CSVR side by side:

Scroll down the page a little in each of these links to see the videos. In the first one, the clarinetist (Audrey Denny) plays the Selmer Presence, first a scale and then the opening of a famous Cyril Rose etude. In the second, she plays the Yamaha CSVR, no scale but just right into the same Rose etude. When I play these two models side by side, I get about the same contrast. I hear the Presence as a very concentrated, focused sound with complex overtones. I hear the CSVR as a rounder, broader sound with the lower partials more in evidence. I don't think using the BG Duo ligature on the Presence and the Vandoren Optimum on the CSVR made that much difference. The two clarinets have distinctly different voices on their own.

Neither is "better." Both are strongly in the classical mainstream. It all depends on what players prefer and need in their typical performance situation.

The Selmer Presence: https://www.saxquest.com/product/view/new-seles-presence-by-henri-selmer-paris-bb-clarinet-P7939

The Yamaha CSVR: https://www.saxquest.com/product/view/new-yamaha-custom-ycl-csvr-professional-bb-clarinet-P8612.

Post Edited (2017-12-13 07:34)

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