Author: The_Clarinetist
Date: 2013-02-13 21:26
I recently tried some CSGs (in Bb) at the local music store. One silver plated without intonation key, one silver plated with intonation key, and one gold plated with the intonation key.
They were very consistent and seemed to be of excellent quality. There was no need to use any resonance fingering for the throat tones, intonation and ergonomics were great. However, if I remember correctly the alternative trill fingering for throat Bb to C above was of poor intonation. Furthermore, I perceived the tones over the break (B - C - C#) to be more resistant yet darker on all three than on the tosca, rc, e13 and sev. I am not sure but the altissimo might have been less accessible as well.
My main concerns though have to do with the additional keys. An extra Eb key is a must have, but, unlike buffet yamaha chose to link them so that they always move togehter. This combined with the relatively high spring tension makes the job hard for the right hand pinky, especially when trilling, as it has to work against the mass of the additional key and the higher spring tension.
As for the low E/F correction key, the mechanism itself works flawleesly and does what it is supposed to, but the tone becomes so stuffy and woody (I am not sure how to describe it. Unclean?) that the correction in intonation you get is not worth the decrease in tone quality.
Is this something anyone else can attest to and how are you coping with these characteristics?
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