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 Re: Vintage R13 or Modern Professional Clarinet
Author: bbillings 
Date:   2013-01-27 02:05

Here is my update for the day:

I took a 4+ hour car ride to and from Tucson to a very helpful dealer, "Instrumental Music." Richard Sullivan, the manager, gets 2 thumbs up from me. They had several clarinets for me to try side by side with my own. Mine is a Selmer 10 from 1970 that just came back from Brannen's after a bi-annual service. I also tried a YCL-650, YCL-CSGHII and a Buffet R13. First off, I'm glad I had an opportunity to try them side by side with a co-conspirator in tow. The CSGHII was disappointing, its tone was a bit brighter (my friend thought it was "less smooth") than the others and it wasn't in adjustment so one of the left pinky keys was sticky. Either way the rest of the notes weren't that great for me either tonally. Third was mine which sounds a bit buzzy now that it came back from service and didn't have the buzz before service so I'm not pleased about that. I"m used to the key work and find it comfortable. Certainly, the key heights and light set up is nice. Second was the YCL-650 (the easiest to play loudly) which had nearly as focused a sound as the Buffet (I thought darker and still powerful) which was first (my friend thought it was "smoother"). I used my own mouthpiece and reed combo on all the above, a Pyne Sinfonia and even swapped out the barrel on the Buffet with my Pyne barrel. As it stands, I would buy a new R13 from the few that I've tried. I'd be interested in trying a YCL-SEV and wish I'd had more mouthpieces and reed strengths with me when I tried the CSG. I think the CSG would benefit from a longer barrel.



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