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YAMAHA PROFESSIONAL A CLARINET, YCL65, £845

A superb condition Yamaha A clarinet, which would pair well with any of the professional Bb's in the Buffet or Yamaha range. It is received wisdom within the music industry that when Yamaha launch a new product, they will have made every conceivable effort to outdo their competitors, at a considerabily cheaper price to the customer. So it was in the late 1970's and early 1980's, when Yamaha made their first serious foray into top of the range professional clarinets. The wood was computer controlled, kiln dried, to assist in avoiding cracking, the silver plate, and key work, was of considerably better quality than Buffet. The A clarinets had improved response and intonation over Buffet as well. Many players found the ease with which these instruments responded completely won them over. Eddie Daniels, the world's foremost jazz player was such a convert: Perhaps surprisingly he later preferred and endorsed the YCL64/65 range to the YCL82, 84/85 which were Yamaha's most expensive Custom models. The 65 was sold as a professional clarinet, unlike the modern 650, which is a Buffet E13 rival. The modern equivalent of the YCL65 is todays Yamaha CX or above.
The instrument has no cracks or damage to the wood, which is finest aged, unstained, Grenadilla. The Silver plated key work is also pristine throughout, and in perfect regulation. This excellent clarinet has just had an overhaul in fish skin pads and is sold with our 1 year warranty. All touch and tenon corks are good. There is no joint wobble. The matching serial nos. are 000296. The double case is a brand new pouchette Leblanc, with pouches and carry straps. Though no m'piece is supplied, as it is assumed that the purchaser will already have a Bb, one can be provided if necessary.