Why Yamaha Clarinets Have Gained So Much Popularity
By Jeanie Lotzage
Yamaha clarinets have become much more popular in recent years as people recognize the care that Yamaha puts into designing woodwinds with the best features in a variety of price ranges, from student models to custom professional models. Even those who aren’t familiar with Yamaha clarinets are aware of the Yamaha brand and the brand’s reputation for top level musical instruments whether woodwind, brass, electronic, or percussion.
The student design, YCL-250, incorporates some of the great qualities of Yamaha’s more expensive clarinet lines. It has a 65 mm barrel design, which delivers a great response and great tone. The playability is encouraging to beginners trying to find those first few notes, and of course, as the player becomes more skilled, the instrument responds and sounds even better. The YCL-250 has a new resonance chamber in the bell for excellent intonation and projection.
For more advanced students, the YCL-450 also features the responsiveness that a 65 mm barrel design produces, a resonance chamber in the bell, sculptured, silver plated keys, and straight tone holes with tapered undercuts. This will take an intermediate student’s playing and kick it up a notch.
For professional clarinetists, the YCL-650 has a bell designed to assist in projection and to improve low note intonation for consistency of sound. It also looks great, with its unique, natural finish.
For E-flat clarinet players, Yamaha makes two models, the Custom and the Professional. The custom has a 42 mm barrel, Grenadilla body, silver plated ligature and mouthpiece cap, and silver plated keys. The Professional E-flat clarinet, which is similarly equipped, yet made for the advanced amateur or professional.
Yamaha clarinets are popular because they do their job so well. Yamaha makes a range of instruments for all skill levels and price ranges. And they are well made enough that a used clarinet that has been maintained can still give years more service.
Jeanie enjoys writing articles about the Yamaha Clarinet and the Vito Clarinet.
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