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Re: Difference between Yamaha SE, SEV, SEVR?

Author: RobRun
Date: 2023-12-29 11:15

She tested 10 clarinets in one day. All of them were new. I made some notes while she was playing. Before this, she had only played plastic clarinets, and I don't play, so take these comments with a grain of salt.

Buffet E-11: 9th place. Sounded like a step up from her Yamaha YCL200 Advantage II plastic student clarinet, but not a big difference.

All of the clarinets listed below were a big step up in sound quality. Intonation was excellent, unless noted otherwise.

Backun Beta: 5th place. Flat across all notes. Intonation was even, but flat. Nice, warm sound.

Backun Model Q with Eb lever: 4th place. Nice, rich sound. Easy to play. I liked this sound better than the R-13's we tried, but she preferred the Mopane R-13.

Yamaha YCL-SEVR: 1st place: Very easy to play. Sound was incredible. Focused, with warmth and volume.

Buffet R-13: 10th place. Difficult to play smoothly. Lackluster sound. Extra effort needed to play.

Buffet R-13 (Mopane): 3rd place. Easy to play. Very nice, warm sound. Tried both R-13's back-to-back. It was unbelievable how different they were. This second one was really nice.

P. Mauriat PCL-821s: 7th place. Very easy to play. Low E and low F were flat. Nice sound.

Selmer Presence: 8th place. Sound and playing were good, but not a stand out.

Selmer Signature: 6th place. Very easy to play. Had some buzzing sounds. Did not have the richness of some of the others.

Selmer Privilege: 2nd place. This one was like magic. Easy to play. It sounded unreal. So rich and warm. The sound from this one and the Yamaha SEVR gave me a feeling that was on another level compared to all of the other clarinets. For me, the Privilege was the most incredible sound, but she preferred the Yamaha.

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