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Re: Yamaha CSVR review.

Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2018-01-22 10:11

They weren't designed to really sound like a Buffet. So knowing this it took me about 3 weeks, a change in mouthpieces and some time to learn how to blow into the horns. I did change to cork pads.

I think with time you may like these horns better than what you reported, not that your report is wrong. It's simply comparing the Yamaha to a Buffet, and it takes time to learn how to get this richness out of the Yamaha's. They will never sound like a Buffet and I'm glad! The key words you used were dark. With the right setup the Yamaha's won't be dark, but warm and the sound will carry very well.

I agree that the A is probably the best A clarinet I've ever played, because they feel like a Bb.

The key setup I also agree with, too low, but I don't think you need to send the horn off to a repairman. I adjusted these myself. I also put a thicker cork on the throat A and G# which brought the pitch down. But I did this after I replaced the the keys with cork pads.

The sound is very live and I feel it takes time, maybe a barrel change and a mouthpiece change to get your horns to feel great.

In past posts you may have seen me take about a different mouthpiece and and a different facing. So it takes time sometimes to adjust to a totally different bore and learning how to play the horn.

Once I was happy, really happy, and the Yamaha's were set up right, I sold 8 sets of Buffets, going back to the 1960's vintage.

Yamaha offers a testing program. See if you can test these, have them worked on by Yamaha, and see what your position is in 3 months. Be open to change. Such as mouthpieces and barrel changes, but still use Yamaha barrels. There is a guy that makes the Yamaha barrels to fit each horn in NYC.

I don't think you gave the horns a fair chance. With respect of course. I feel it takes a few months in some cases and in other cases just a few days.

Designer of - Vintage 1940 Cicero Mouthpieces and the La Vecchia mouthpieces

Yamaha Artist 2015

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Bob Bernardo

2018-01-22 10:11