Author: Kalashnikirby
Date: 2018-01-07 16:21
Peter,
taking a trip to vieanna seems like a very sensible idea then! Looking forward to your account on these instruments and mouthpieces - besides, Vienna is worth a visit or two anyways!
To be clear, the Yamahas aren't bad, but not at all loved by teachers. As far as I can recall, their intonation is decent, but that's about it. Personally, any 457 is beaten by a 650, even the "II" didn't improve sound-wise. But the keywork is nice. IMHO, the Uebel will be the most interesting contender. The one I tested, the (full?)-Oehler 634 had a lovely finish, but disappointed me in the lower with pretty severe intonation Problems and an "incorrectable" Low E+F despite the option to correct it with the thumb key. For some reason, Uebel has always fit me most comfortably, playing fast parts is a breeze on them, wheras I'm more "stuck" on some other brands. At any rate, it seems they're more engaged with ergonomic designs than Schreiber.
I happen to own a Superior too, bought it used. How do you like it? I think it's wonderful, though now that I can compare it directly to my RC, not that "German" as I've expected.
L+K offer their Reform-Boehm with German mouthpieces, so that might be an option in the long term?
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