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Re: CSVR vs CSG

Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2021-08-16 22:17

Well I'm a Yamaha Artist. I've owned several R13's as far back as 1969. I'm playing on the CSVR system. I tested the CG as well as comparing the R13's at the Yamaha facility here in southern California. I also played on the SEV.

Frankly all of these horns work. The SEV has a bigger bore than the CSVR. The CSG has a straight bore. It is not tapered like the SEV and the CSVR and of course the Buffet. After playing all of these horns I have been playing the CSVR because of the smaller bore and that tapered bore. The tuning is excellent. This is one of the reasons for selecting the CSVR. I'm not saying the Buffet R13 doesn't tune well, This would have to do with your mouthpiece and your barrel. Also the Yamaha's play really well right out of the case. You can buy this at 5PM in the late afternoon and play a concert that night. You don't have to play test 20 R13's and then pick your favorite. The Yamaha horns are very good. Just testing 1 or 2 and you will love both. There's no need to test anymore.

I feel the SEV is a fantastic horn, I feel like it has a similar feel to the top Selmer clarinets. The CSG, German bore is very good. The horn is a bit more expensive, but not too much. I don't know any American symphony player using the CSG, so I would discourage buying one. It does sound a bit different, so blending in with your clarinet section might be of concern. Remember this horn has a straight bore, so the sound quality is slightly different. It has a beautiful sound.

Some readers may not know this - Before the R13's were made the bores on Buffet horns were straight barrels too. The release of the R13 was the beginning of tapered bores.

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

Yamaha Artist 2015

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Bob Bernardo

2021-08-16 22:17