Yamaha YCL-CSGAIII Clarinet

The new YCL-CSGIII Custom clarinet is the culmination of years of development. Developed closely with Jerome Voisin, solo clarinet with Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, the new CSG has a warm yet focused sound, surrounded by a wealth of overtones, resulting in extraordinary beauty and expression.

The YCL-CSGIII has a new bore treatment, barrel and bell shape and a new silver plating method. This results in a tone of breathtaking richness and depth.

The barrel on the YCL-CSGIII has a thicker wall and is now 1.5mm shorter than the previous model. This new configuration gives the player a deep tone colour with rich resonance as well as creating more resistance.

A change to the tone hole design has maximised the balance between intonation and projection and a new, thicker plating has created a more flexible instrument creating an intense, brilliant sound. This all adds to the instrument's projection.

Features

• Custom model professional clarinet
• Hand selected African Blackwood (grenadilla) body, unstained, to show the grain
• Heavy Silver-plated key work
• Cylindrical bore structure, for a clear focused sound
• Small taper & undercut tone holes
• Shorter barrel (55mm) adding depth to the sound
• Lined & raised C#/G# hole, to restrict water entry on this vulnerable note
• Special pads with resonators, to enhance clarity
• No bell ring, adding warmth and resonance to tone
• Ergonomically designed alternate G#/Eb lever
• Resonance chamber in bell
• 2 barrels
• Yamaha Custom 5CM mouthpiece
• Superior fitted hard double-case and soft outer cover with zipped outer accessory pocket and detachable shoulder strap