Author: Rik
Date: 2010-04-26 16:11
Last Friday, I finaly bought a new clarinet to replace the Noblet Artist my mom bought for me 37 years ago.
I chose a Yamaha CSG, payed 2.600 € = 3.469 $ for it. This is a normal price for Europe. I could have purchased it cheaper via www, but buying without trying was out of question, and a shop that keeps a stock of 20 pro-clarinets which you can try as much as you like in my opinion deserves to earn some money in exchange for that service.
It’s a 18/6 with silver keys, as the Hamilton-keys version just wasn’t available within a range of 300 km.
I intended to buy a Selmer or Leblanc, it was the salesman that suggested the Yamaha. My first reaction (for which I feel deeply ashamed now) was “No thx, I’m looking for a wooden clarinet”. Then I played the CSG, and it was breathtaking! The sound, the feel, the easy-blowing, it was perfect for me!
I went back to the shop 3 times, and tried all available pro-Buffets + Selmer Arthea, Privélège and Recital + Leblanc Concerto II. Only the 2 last ones sounded as good as the CSG, and none of them played as comfortable. And they were more expensive.
I did my tryouts with my B45 mouthpiece, didn’t even bother trying the Yamaha mthp that was delivered with the instrument as the salesman told me Yamaha mouthpieces weren’t as good as my Vandoren. For this he proved wrong: when after 2 days I tried it just out of curiosity, it played even better, seems to fit marvelously with the instrument.
I’m playing it for the maximum of ½ hr a day now, and it gets better every day. Can’t wait for the two first weeks to be over!
Gent, Belgium
Post Edited (2010-08-15 20:28)
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