{"product_id":"yamaha-sevr","title":"Yamaha SEVR Bb Clarinet","description":"\u003cp\u003eYamaha is a latecomer to Earspasm for a bunch of reasons (for the whole story, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.earspasm.com\/products\/yamaha-csvr\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eclick here to read why on the CSVR page\u003c\/a\u003e). Suffice it to say, I recognized the error of my ways, and now we're carrying Yamaha soprano clarinets. But you'll still never e a Yamaha bass clarinet on this site until they redesign it. Another story for another time. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCSVR or SEVR?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe SEVR is a little darker, a little rounder than the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.earspasm.com\/products\/yamaha-csvr\"\u003eCSVR\u003c\/a\u003e. The tone holes are wider and more deeply undercut than the CSVR's, which makes it even more free-blowing than the CSVR. Holy crap is this free-blowing! You can get a huge sound with a nice clear \"ping\", or you can get a dark, moody, breathy sound if you prefer. This is the 128-crayon box with every subtle color you never knew you needed. But with that palette comes the responsibility to manage pitch more actively.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpeaking of which: you'll notice in the dashboard that this instrument appears to run flat, and I want to explain why. I u the same mouthpiece across all of my dashboard clarinets (Vandoren BD6 HD) so that I don't skew the data by switching tups between instruments. But the BD6 is clearly too open for the SEVR, which caus the scale to push down, and the louder dynamics to run really low. A more resistant tup (clor tip opening, shorter facing) will bring the pitch up considerably and make the instrument much easier to control. If managing pitch is a typical concern for you, factor your mouthpiece choice in accordingly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eResistance: 2\/10, Very Light\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lightest resistance instrument I carry, so if you're coming from anything more resistant than a lmer Signature, give yourlf some adjustment time — and think carefully about your mouthpiece tup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn general, added resistance in a clarinet design usually keeps the louder dynamic ranges from spreading; the clarinet \"holds its core\" and focus, but will provide a smaller dynamic range (on both ends, loud and soft) and smaller color palette. A less resistant clarinet typically provides a much wider tonal palette to choo from, but will require more control from the player to control pitch and sound consistency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen listening for how a clarinet responds to added air pressure and embouchure control, listen to the Weber example (wide dynamic range and color range), then the Berlioz excerpt (wide dynamic range, but narrow color range), and finally the Gershwin excerpt (narrow dynamic range and narrow color range). You will hear how the clarinets respond — for better or worse! — to my input as a clarinet player.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eImportant note about this clarinet's warranty.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe are new clarinets that come directly from the source, which is why our price is so competitive (and the instruments are, shall we say...fresher).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tradeoff is that they don't come with the Yamaha USA warranty, becau Earspasm is not an official Yamaha dealer. But never fear: Earspasm provides one directly: a five-year term covering manufacturing and material defects, with the same exclusions as the factory warranty. If your instrument cracks or breaks from a covered claim, I'll pay to fix it or replace it — that's a promi. Of cour, this assumes you didn't play hockey with it. Full warranty info is in the FAQ below.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yamaha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51607771644194,"sku":"YCL-SEVR","price":3850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/5799\/1202\/files\/YamahaSEVRThumbfront.jpg?v=1778097235","url":"https:\/\/www.earspasm.com\/products\/yamaha-sevr","provider":"earspasm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}