The SE Artist reminds me of my favorite years of Buffet-1963, 65, and 68. In fact, it sounds more reminiscent (at least from your video) than any modern Buffet models (including the notoriously inconsistent modern R13's), which are trending more and more dull. I'm glad to see color isn't completely out of style yet!
Professional player here...Yamahas are wonderful for their consistency and intonation. They don't quite do it for me though, and never have. A few years before Ricardo Morales found them, I discovered F. Artur Uebel clarinets, and have been playing them ever since. I play the Superiors. (Ricardo plays the Zenits). Different feel and sound, but super consistent quality. They USED to be a real bargain. Now they've gotten ridiculously expensive, imho. If I needed replacements today (thank goodness I don't) I'd also consider the Buffet Legende and especially the Selmer Muse which greatly impressed me when I tried it at the convention. Backuns are wonderful doorstops or lamps.
You more in clarinets in that room, than I do cars in my driveway.. 😅.. Very nice video.. My granddaughter is just starting, I hope she takes a super liking to it. Got her a Yamaha YCL 255 to start put with, but if she sticks with it a big upgrade will come in high school..
The CSG is a fantastic instrument. Modern and fantastic ergonomics. However, after days of playing and comparing with the Buffet Crampon Divine (which preferred above the RC, Prestige, Tosca, Legende) the BC Divine won by far. It also blended better in the orchestra. Nevertheless, the Yamaha CSG is really a great instrument, matter of taste.
To my ears CSVR and SE both sounded better than the CSG. It then all depends on your setup and how much air you want to be able to blow through the instrument.
i'm also using a csg for a about 2 years, but don't you realize that yamaha clarinet's key are too soft? it happened to me for playing a while maybe half year the keys start clap clap clap the sound...
It's amazing how few good players ever notice how really FLAT the throat A & Bb sounds or even why that often happens. As a jazz player, I have to be constantly aware of my mouth to maintain a "smile" which keeps the throat tones IN TUNE! Why don't these "great players" HEAR Just how flat their throat tones often are????? To each their own...out of tune notes just make me CRAZY!!!
Thanks so much. It seems the CSG was discontinued? I'm looking forward to trying the csvr, csvr-asp, and se-artist, though it seems they are not all easy to find here in the Bay Area. You sound great. I'm actually amazed you play on legere reeds, especially with a bd5. I have not had great luck through the range of the instrument (using an R13). What strength do you use?
It’s interesting how subjective sound concepts are. I love the csvr-asp but there is something extra special about se artist. I think either set would do really well for me!
