Best Yamaha YCL-255 S Clarinet Set Alternatives

Based on 2 reviews

I'm a masters in clarinet, learned on a RC. This instrument is shockingly well tuned and the sound is even throughout the instrument. It's more centered than previous RC line instruments, the Legende reminds me of the sound of german bore clarinets. The keywork is definately more comfortable than previous Buffet models. The only complaint I have are some of the mechanical aspects of the instrument. I need to take it to the technician every 3rd month to eliminate rattles and I think there could be more robust ways of aproaching the construction of the instrument to make it need less maintainance.

Based on 19 reviews

I am a complete beginner to the clarinet and I'm very happy with this instrument. I couldn't get it to make a sound at first but a quick Google search showed me what I needed to do. I'm far from a teenager so I would imagine that learning an instrument is much easier when you are young but I'm very happy with my progress so far :-). When I can manage to blow it correctly, the instrument has a lovely deep rich tone and my step-mum actually thought it was made from wood it looks that good. I want to mount it on the wall for storage, it looks that pretty :-).

Based on 8 reviews

Me and my clarinet teacher discovered that the lever on the upper joint that you press to play A note is positioned too far from the body, making it very uncomfortable to quickly reposition your left index finger from F# note to A note. We compared this lever with other clarinets (both cheaper and more expensive than this one) and none of them had this issue. On these other clarinets my index finger can just slide from F# hole to an A lever without any issue, while on Prodige I have to raise it a bit (and that will result in clarinet playing short G note) and then press the A lever. This lever position makeы playing the clarinet pretty much uncomfortable. Certainly I struggle with fast playing when the melody has an A note of 1st octave (concert G since this is a Bb transposing instrument)...

Based on 2 reviews

I bought Prodigy 18/6 mainly as an instrument for outdoor playing. It's made of ABS resin and is not prone to cracking although one should keep in mind that low temperatures do impact the resin and make the pitch go noticeably down — it's not metal or plastic, after all. But also in the indoor situation, the instrument has shown every characteristic of a regular professional grade clarinet, lest the "woodiness" in tone that was missing there. The latter could be noticed while comparing Prodige back to back to my regular wooden Bb (Selmer Privilege), but outside of that comparison, it was just perfectly fine. I specifically asked my orchestra pit colleagues: they liked it a lot and had no problem blending and otherwise playing in ensemble with me on the Prodige....