Yamaha YCL82 II Custom B Flat Clarinet
This is a near mint condition, Yamaha Custom YCL82 II Bb clarinet, which is a commission sale for Clarinets Direct. The last owner is a professional player and repairer and the clarinet condition is exemplary It is received wisdom within the music industry that when Yamaha launch a new product, they will have made every conceivable effort to outdo their competitors, at a considerably cheaper price to the customer. So it was in the late 1970's and early 1980's, when Yamaha made their first serious foray into top of the range professional clarinets. The wood was computer controlled, kiln dried, to assist in avoiding cracking, the silver plate, and key work, was of considerably better quality than Buffet. Many players found the ease with which these instruments responded completely won them over. Eddie Daniels, the world's foremost jazz player was such a convert: Perhaps surprisingly he preferred and endorsed the YCL62/64/65 range to the YCL82/84/85 which were Yamaha's most expensive Custom model. The Yamaha YCL82 II was the last incarnation of the range and was the top professional model in the 1980s.
The clarinet has no cracks or damage to the wood, which is pristine throughout. This Bb S/N 03158, has "as new" fish skin pads. The Silver plated key work is perfect throughout, with no wear. The supplied m'piece, is a used Vandoren B40 and the case is also like new, though the leather dust cover does show wear.