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Re: Yet Another Quality Entry Level Clarinet

Author: Tony F
Date: 2014-08-30 02:37

About 5 years ago a lady in the community band that I play with brought her Chinese-built clarinet to me for repair of a bent key. I didn't hold out much hope for success when she told me that she'd bought it at an Aldi store for $95.99, but on examination it appeared to be identical to a Yamaha YCL26 that I had to hand. Fit and finish were excellent and the key material was strong and well made. Pads were good quality fishskin and the case was the same as the compact Yamaha case. The mouthpiece that came with it was a generic that played like the Yamaha student mouthpiece. The only difference I could detect between the instruments was that one had Yamaha on it and the other had another name on it. Tuning was as good as most student instruments and she is still playing it today.

Tony F.

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