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Re: Buying New Clarinet

Author: RLarm
Date: 2017-04-27 02:09

I agree 100% with Tom and Bob. You need to put aside the thought that the Buffet Mafia is going to come after you if you switch to another brand. Please give the Yamaha CSVR a try. I bought a set right out of the box. OMG. They are so much better than a set of Toscas that a "big name" clarinetist supposedly picked out for me. I was truly shocked at their excellence and I was able to buy a Bb during a special promotion for $2,500!!! I own three sets of clarinets and I would score the Yamaha a 95, a Ripamonti Ripa 90 and the Toscas an 80. (The Ripa is a very good and interesting clarinet with some small and brilliant innovations. that Flavio Ripamonti has incorporated.) I must admit that I used to be a member of the Buffet Mafia. Who knows - maybe I will play Buffet again down the road. But I agree with John Yeh and Julie DeRoche who play the CSVRs. (Yes, I own three sets of horns because I am single and have no mortgage!)
I will leave you with this quote that somebody told me. Why are you playing Buffet? "Well, my teacher played Buffet." Why did he play Buffet. ""His teacher played Buffet." Those older Buffets play so much better than the Buffets that are currently manufactured. Is it partly due to demand exceeds supply?.

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