Présence was introduced a few years ago as an introductory level professional clarinet by Selmer Paris. The price point competes with the Buffet Crampon R13s. Currently, they come in mostly white greenback Valentino pads (or some imitation of it), two leather pads for the front keys on the upper joint, and of course a cork pad for the register key.
The "Evolution line" was introduced last year. Basically, an Evolution is a Selmer Paris professional clarinet with what seems like an ABS plastic insert in the wooden upper joint, but only about half of the way through. I won't give you my thoughts on what this does to the feel/ sound, I'll let you be the judge. I'll just say I really like these clarinets! At this point I believe you can get any Selmer Paris clarinet in the Evolution form.
Buffet Crampon's R13 is a by far the most popular professional level clarinet in the United States and has been since... the 50s? 60s? Robert Marcellus, Harold Wright, Richard Stoltzman, Charles Neidich, all played these clarinets for the most of their careers. Interestingly, they're not so popular in Europe.
The "GreenLine" is a clarinet made entire with wood+ (???) composite. Nobody outside of Buffet is supposed to know what it really is, but basically but the Evolution and the GreenLine are designed to be almost immune to cracking. I still think wooden clarinets sound and feel more special than most GreenLines, but for the kind of work I do on the clarinet, GreenLines seem like the wiser choice.
Hope you all enjoy the video!
Tony
Selmer Paris Présence Clarinet
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Buffet Crampon R13 Clarinet
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2 ноя 2021
