Yamaha Clarinets
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Specifications B /A Clarinets Model Key Fingering System Barrel Length Body Material Key Material Tone Holes Thumb-rest Mouthpiece Mouthpiece Cap YCL-CSG Silver-plated 56.5mm Tapered tone holes with Yamaha 5CM YCL-CSG-H Hamilton-plated hand-sculpted undercut YCL-SEV B 65mm YCL-CSV Tapered tone holes with Silver-plated Yamaha 4CM YCL-AE 66mm hand-tapered undercut nickel silver Fixed YCL-CX 17 keys 65mm (Adjustable Boehm Grenadilla optionally Silver-plated YCL-CSG-A 6 rings 56.5mm Tapered tone holes with available) Yamaha 5CM YCL-CSG-AH Hamilton-plated hand-sculpted undercut YCL-SEV-A 64mm A YCL-CSV-A 65mm Clarinets Silver-plated Tapered tone holes with Yamaha 4CM YCL-AE-A nickel silver hand-tapered undercut Models / Professional Models / Intermediate Models / Standard Models 66mm YCL-CX-A Professional B Clarinet Bass Clarinets / Alto Clarinets / E Clarinets / German Style Clarinets Model Key Fingering System Barrel Length Body Material Key Material Tone Holes Thumb-rest Mouthpiece Mouthpiece Cap YCL-650 B Boehm 17 keys 65mm Grenadilla Silver-plated Tapered tone holes with Adjustable Yamaha 4C Silver-plated 6 rings nickel silver tapered undercut Intermediate B Clarinets Model Key Fingering System Barrel Length Body Material Key Material Tone Holes Thumb-rest Mouthpiece Mouthpiece Cap YCL-450 Silver-plated nickel silver Silver-plated B Boehm 17 keys 65mm Grenadilla Straight tone holes with Fixed Yamaha 4C YCL-450N 6 rings Nickel-plated nickel silver tapered undercut Plastic Standard B Clarinet Model Key Fingering System Barrel Length Body Material Key Material Tone Holes Thumb-rest Mouthpiece Mouthpiece Cap YCL-250 B Boehm 17 keys 65mm Matte ABS resin Nickel-plated Straight tone holes with Fixed Yamaha 4C Plastic 6 rings nickel silver tapered undercut B Bass Clarinets Model Key Fingering System Barrel Length Body Material Key Material Tone Holes Thumb-rest Mouthpiece Mouthpiece Cap 24 keys YCL-622II 7 covered finger holes Silver-plated Straight tone holes with Grenadilla Fixed Silver-plated nickel silver tapered undercut YCL-621II B Boehm — Yamaha 4C 20 keys 7 covered finger holes Nickel-plated YCL-221II Matte ABS resin nickel silver Straight tone holes Adjustable Plastic E Alto Clarinet Model Key Fingering System Barrel Length Body Material Key Material Tone Holes Thumb-rest Mouthpiece Mouthpiece Cap 19 keys YCL-631II E Boehm 7 covered — Grenadilla Silver-plated Straight tone holes with Fixed Yamaha 4C Silver-plated finger holes nickel silver tapered undercut E Clarinets Model Key Fingering System Barrel Length Body Material Key Material Tone Holes Thumb-rest Mouthpiece Mouthpiece Cap YCL-881 E Boehm 17 keys 42mm Grenadilla Silver-plated Tapered tone holes with Fixed Yamaha 4C Silver-plated YCL-681II 6 rings nickel silver hand-tapered undercut German-style Oehler System Clarinets Model Key Fingering System Barrel Length Body Material Key Material Tone Holes Thumb-rest Mouthpiece Ligature YCL-857II 27 keys Hand-tapered undercut YCL-657 5 rings 54mm, 56mm Fixed YCL-657-24 24 keys, 5 rings B Straight tone holes with YCL-457-22 22 keys, 6 rings Oehler 56mm Grenadilla Silver-plated tapered undercut Yamaha M3D BG Soft ligature nickel silver Adjustable YCL-457-20 20 keys, 6 rings with strap ring YCL-457-18 18 keys, 4 rings 54mm YCL-847II Hand-tapered undercut A 27 keys 54mm, 56mm Fixed YCL-647 5 rings Straight tone holes German-style Boehm System Clarinets Model Key Fingering System Barrel Length Body Material Key Material Tone Holes Thumb-rest Mouthpiece Ligature YCL-856 B Boehm 17 keys 55mm, 57mm Grenadilla Silver-plated Tapered tone holes with Fixed Zinner M3R String YCL-846 A 6 rings nickel silver hand-tapered undercut All specifications are subject to change without notice. For details please contact: W-220R3 http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/product/winds/ Head Office: EC00J0249 ISO 9001 Certified Toyooka Plant: EC00J0045 JQA-QM6245 024202B http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/product/band/ Printed in Japan CSG Series ■ The Upper Joint Reinventing The barrel is shorter than on conventional clarinets allowing a longer upper joint (approximately 10 mm longer). This gives a the Clarinet more balanced, natural feeling response, and helps add focus to its colorful tone. The CSG is an entirely new kind of ■ The Body clarinet. Yamaha reanalyzed and The CSG features a body of the highest grade reevaluated literally every single design Each piece of African grenadilla is specification until they had created an individually test selected and carefully instrument that harks back to the tonal seasoned using Yamaha’s vast experience purity and natural resonance of aged with fine woods. The natural finish is grenadilla wood. There’s less metal used attractive and actually contributes to the tonal on the CSG, so the whole body richness. reverberates with sound, while the new ■ The Bell bore, barrel, and bell shapes offer a The solid Grenadilla bell has no metal ring on the rim to enhance the natural warmth and tone of breathtaking richness and depth. resonance of the sound, and improve the The sound is warm yet has a clear playing flexibility. focused center surrounded by a wealth ■ Special Pads of overtones, resulting in extraordinary Pad resonators add clarity to the tone when beauty and expressivity. And the tone the key is closed. projects with remarkable ease in even the largest concert halls. There’s never been a clarinet like this before. Yamaha Clarinets B CLARINET B CLARINET Always Evolving YCL-CSG YCL-CSG-H 56.5 mm barrel 56.5 mm barrel Yamaha has unique resources which just aren’t available Grenadilla body Grenadilla body Silver-plated keys Hamilton-plated keys to any other instrument makers. One of these is an R&D Silver-plated ligature Silver-plated ligature and mouthpiece cap and mouthpiece cap network with full-time staff stationed around the world. Custom ebonite 5CM mouthpiece Custom ebonite 5CM mouthpiece Single case with cover Single case with cover These designers are in constant contact with many of the world’s greatest musicians, who share their talent, A CLARINET A CLARINET experience and dreams with us. It is those artists who YCL-CSG-A YCL-CSG-AH 56.5 mm barrel 56.5 mm barrel inspire Yamaha designers and craftspeople to keep Grenadilla body Grenadilla body Silver-plated keys Hamilton-plated keys reaching higher and higher. Together they have formed a Silver-plated ligature Silver-plated ligature and mouthpiece cap and mouthpiece cap team which continually challenges the traditional limits in Custom ebonite 5CM mouthpiece Custom ebonite 5CM mouthpiece Double case Double case clarinet design. Working together they have succeeded in YCL-CSG YCL-CSG-H creating a completely new standard of clarinet excellence. 3 The V Series Our Finest Clarinets Yamaha’s V Series Custom clarinets represent The SEV features wider The CSV has slightly smaller The AE is ideal for players The CX has a full round a pinnacle in the art of clarinet making. Some of tonehole width, tapers and tonehole sizes, tapers and who like a powerful, deep, sound with an immediate the finest instruments ever produced, they are undercuts for a warm, undercuts than the SEV, thick sound—dark and clarity to the tone. It has round tone with an resulting in a clearer, more mellow. It features inset toneholes and a silver- made with a perfect blend of timeless, traditional abundance of rich overtones. focused sound with integral toneholes and a plated bell ring, which craftsmanship and cutting edge technology. It blends easily with other excellent projection. pressure -fitted solid nickel contribute to the presence Precisely balanced and light to the touch, they instruments, yet is equally The sound is well-centered silver bell ring. and openness of its tone. permit you to effortlessly create the tonal colors suitable for solos, with a and extremely flexible, you desire—to forget about the technical aspects remarkably resonant tone providing a wide pallet of of your performance and concentrate on pure that’s full of life. tonal colors. musicality. And their highly expressive, resonant tone will make you sound good in any concert hall. They are available in two styles, offering finely calibrated differences (bore size, undercuts, etc.) to meet your individual needs. B CLARINET B CLARINET B CLARINET B CLARINET YCL-SEV YCL-CSV YCL-AE YCL-CX 65 mm barrel 65 mm barrel 66 mm barrel 65 mm barrel Grenadilla body Grenadilla body Grenadilla body Grenadilla body Craftsman makes final inspection of a Yamaha Silver-plated keys Silver-plated keys Silver-plated keys Silver-plated keys clarinet. All Yamaha clarinets are made by gifted Silver-plated ligature Silver-plated ligature Silver-plated ligature Silver-plated ligature artisans whose fine touch has been developed over and mouthpiece cap and mouthpiece cap and mouthpiece cap and mouthpiece cap long years of apprenticeship to a master. Custom ebonite 4CM mouthpiece Custom ebonite 4CM mouthpiece Custom ebonite 4CM mouthpiece Custom ebonite 4CM mouthpiece Single case with cover Single case with cover Single case with cover Single case with cover A CLARINET A CLARINET A CLARINET A CLARINET YCL-SEV-A YCL-CSV-A YCL-AE-A YCL-CX-A A unique scalloped 64 mm barrel 65 mm barrel 66 mm barrel 66 mm barrel resonance chamber Grenadilla body Grenadilla body Grenadilla body Grenadilla body inside the bell improves Silver-plated keys Silver-plated keys Silver-plated keys Silver-plated keys projection and intonation Silver-plated ligature Silver-plated ligature Silver-plated ligature Silver-plated ligature in the lower register. and mouthpiece cap and mouthpiece cap and mouthpiece cap and mouthpiece cap Custom ebonite 4CM mouthpiece Custom ebonite 4CM mouthpiece Custom ebonite 4CM mouthpiece Custom ebonite 4CM mouthpiece Double case Double case Double case Double case 4 5 Professional Intermediate and Model 650 Standard Models The 650 is an excellent alternative for YCL-450/250 those who are serious about their clarinet performance but need to watch their Featuring a bell shape and barrel budget.