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Re: Selmer vs Vito (student level)

Author: Dan Shusta
Date: 2020-03-30 04:57

I personally own a Vito 7242 Classic clarinet. It is a small bore instrument (0.575" bore) which according to Brad Behn, who is very well known on this BB, the smaller bore would give me a more "refined tone" with an increase in resistance equal to the Buffet B12.

I was in for a few delightful surprises. One, the throat tones on my 7242 were consistently clear right up to throat Bb without the need of using alternate fingerings for tone uniformity. Second, the tonal pitch variations were so small from E3 to C6 as to almost look like a straight line. That really surprised me.

The metallic coating on my 7242 appears to be very thick.

Much has been written on this BB about the durability of Vito clarinets.

If you click on the Search word just above your post and put in all of the instruments you mentioned (one at a time), you should get back plenty of information to help you make your decision.

From what I remember from previous BB postings, the Vito 7214 has a larger bore, which I believe is 0.583", and this larger bore will give you a slightly larger or broader tone, slightly decreased resistance (more free blowing), and possible problematic throat tones, i.e., less tone quality uniformity as well as possible greater variations of pitch which usually require the need for alternate fingering.

Good luck in your search!

Post Edited (2020-04-06 06:41)

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