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Author: Wendy
Date: 2002-04-16 22:20
I have in my lap a Yamaha Custom that was handed to me this afternoon to bring home & try. The barrel says "Yamaha Custom, Nippon Gakki Co. Ltd., Japan". The model is YCL82, serial #012xx. It has silver plated keys, two barrels, & a double case. The horn is in excellent condition. Can anyone tell me about this instrument? Is it a pro horn? How does it compare to an R-13, which is what I was looking at originally? Any idea how old it is? What would it's approximate worth be? I need to make a decision in about 24 hours. Thanks for your help!
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Author: Gorodn (NZ)
Date: 2002-04-17 00:13
I have a Yamaha catalogue that is pre 1991.
It lists as the top model, YCL82IICS
Presumably it was an interim labelling when the YCL82-SeriesII evolved to become the current CS model.
It would seem that YCL82 was their top model at some time in the past.
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Author: jez
Date: 2002-04-17 12:39
The Yamaha Custom was replaced by the Custom II a bit before 91. There's nothing in Wendy's description to indicate it's a series II.
It certainly is a 'pro horn' and IMHO is infinitely preferable to an R13. (I replaced my RC Prestiges with Y Customs) I would guess at a date of about 88-90. The value? It's pretty old so you could probably get it at a very good price. If you like it it's worth a lot. If you don't want it can I have it?
Good luck
jez
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Author: nzdonald
Date: 2002-04-18 02:22
i played an 82-11 for some years, and it played very well- i replaced it with an R13 after winning the ICA orchestral audition comp in 1998. The Custom 82 was the model that preceeded mine, and had better tone than the 82-11, but the intonation was more like an R13 on that model (look up old Clarinet editions from the early 1980s for Lee Gibsons reviews- i remember him writing that the YCL 85 was a great A clarinet, and he thought the 82 was an improvement over the R13).
i believe that in the US the YCL 82 and 85 were replaced by the YCL 72 model (without the designation "Custom"... but i never worked out if the 72 and the 82-11 were the same instrument with a different name. I still use my Yamaha Custom 85-11 A clarinet, and while it doesn't quite have the tone i'm after it still sounds ok, plus very good intonation and even response.
nzdonald
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Author: clare
Date: 2002-04-21 09:34
I have a pair of Yamaha Customs (the original models, not the II series) and have had many happy years out of them. I like the tone, and find they play easily. I wouldn't dream of trading them.
As to value, I've just updated the insurance on mine and was advised to insure them for £3200 for the pair. So, if you opted for them that's the sort of value you should be looking at.
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