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Re: Yamaha SEVR/SE Artist in US?

Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2018-09-13 07:04

Update - went to Yamaha and played on the SEVR and the new CSVR with the bigger bore and added key. Called the CSVR-ASP.

Findings were the SEVR are darn good! But long story short I picked up another set of CSVR's. Not the CSVR-ASP's. I like the smaller bores. The SEVR's and the new CSVR-ASP have larger or different bore tapers and if the CSVR's were not around I would have gotten the SEVR's. The A is a fine horn with a nice barrel. The Bb had some tuning issues that surely can be adjusted without any problems. Mainly key height adjustments. But the sound is what I like on the CSVR's. It fits my mouthpiece really well.

Now we have to remember from past posts. Like Tom Puwalski I dumped all of my Buffets, 16 R13's, but not all at once. Over a period of a year or more. Tom dumped some even more expensive Buffet horns. The cool part remains the same, all of the horns I played, 6 total were ready to be played for that nights concert. No need to adjust leaky pads and spend another $800 or so to have the horns tuned and undercutted. The 6 horns I was playing on I was mainly looking for the best barrel, not for sound or bad notes.

I know I won't ever change the minds of the true Buffet players for life and loyalty. I have to bring this up. In the 1960's 99 percent of orchestra players used Buffet R13's. I did. Well let's look at the orchestras now. It's surely not 99 percent. So keep an open mind. You don't have to pay someone $300 or more to go to the Buffet factory in Florida and hand select a horn now. Just order a Yamaha and chances are you will be very happy. If you want a special barrel you can order one at Yamaha in NYC, but I don't see the need to.

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

Yamaha Artist 2015

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