Yamaha YCL-CSVR Custom Professional Grenadilla Wood Clarinet

Yamaha YCL-CSVR Clarinet – Custom Series Bb

Unlock refined tone, responsive playability, and long-term artistic growth with the Yamaha YCL-CSVR Custom Series Clarinet. Designed for advancing students, collegiate performers, private instructors, and working musicians, this professional-level instrument supports the development of mature tone production, technical fluency, and confident performance in both solo and ensemble settings.

Built with Yamaha’s tradition of precision craftsmanship, the YCL-CSVR blends traditional design concepts with modern refinements to give serious clarinetists the tools they need to elevate their musicianship.

Educational Value & Performance Development

Tone Development

The hand-selected grenadilla body produces a rich, centered sound with excellent projection and tonal depth. Students benefit from a stable tonal core that supports dynamic control, refined phrasing, and expressive shaping across all registers. The redesigned barrel and bell enhance resonance and clarity, encouraging proper breath support and embouchure discipline.

Technical Growth

Balanced resistance and even response allow players to refine articulation, finger technique, and interval control. The hand-tapered undercut tone holes improve intonation and response, making scale work, advanced repertoire, and orchestral excerpts more consistent and reliable.

Comfort for Extended Practice

An adjustable thumb rest with strap ring promotes proper hand position and reduces fatigue during long rehearsals or practice sessions. Ergonomically refined key placement supports efficient finger movement, helping students build clean technique and muscle memory.

Key Features

• Hand-selected grenadilla wood body, barrel, and bell

• Traditional 65mm barrel for focused tonal clarity

• Redesigned bell for enhanced projection and depth

• Tapered tone holes with hand-tapered undercut

• 17 keys and 6 rings (Boehm system)

• Thick silver-plated nickel silver keys for durability and smooth action

• Durable leather pads for secure sealing and tonal consistency

• Adjustable thumb rest with strap ring

• Yamaha Custom 4CM mouthpiece included

Specifications

• Key: Bb

• Fingering System: Boehm

• Keys: 17

• Rings: 6

• Body Material: Grenadilla (African Blackwood)

• Key Material: Silver-plated nickel silver

• Barrel Length: 65mm

• Pads: Leather

• Thumb Rest: Adjustable with strap ring

Included Accessories

• Yamaha Custom 4CM mouthpiece

• Ligature and mouthpiece cap

• Protective hard case with cover

• Cleaning swab

• Polishing cloth

• Cork grease

• Reed

Ideal For

• Advancing high school students preparing for honor band or audition repertoire

• Collegiate music majors

• Private instructors seeking a dependable professional instrument

• Performers requiring refined tonal control and consistent response

The Yamaha YCL-CSVR is a clarinet built not just for performance, but for progress—supporting disciplined practice, technical precision, and expressive artistry from the classroom to the concert stage.