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Buffet Crampon Bass Clarinet Serial Numbers

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Buffet Crampon Bass Clarinet Serial Numbers

buffet crampon bass clarinet serial numbers

The instrument tested here is as good as many professional model Buffet R-13s, although I know not all Evette-Schaeffers are this good. HERE

buffet crampon bass clarinet serial numbers

An old serial number chart from Buffet This is courtesy of Click to see in detail.. Buffet Crampon Bass ClarinetBuffet CramponBuffet Evette Clarinet Serial NumbersBuffet Crampon Bass ClarinetThe Evette & Schaeffer instruments from the period starting around 1950 to perhaps as late as 1981 were virtually as good as the Buffet R-13. HERE

But in a band situation, a more advanced student will probably appreciate having a shorter barrel.. The Evette & Schaeffer model was Buffet's high-end intermediate model (Evette and Schaeffer were two partners who purchased the Buffet company in the early part of the 20th century but retained the Buffet name.. It has been supposed that the same Buffet bore tools were used as the R-13 Some have thought that apprentices or less experienced craftsmen were running the tools and assembling the instruments. 3

) High register Barrel 65 09 pushed in all the way Pornoy mthpc F 0 E 4 D 10 to 5 C 0 B 12 A 2 Middle of treble clef G 2 to 0 F 0 E 0 D 0 C 0 B 0 Throat tones Bflat -0 to -2 A -2 G -1 to -5 F -6 E -4 to -2 Chalemeau D 0 C 0 Bflat 0 A 0 G -5 F E Buffet R-13s are not better than this! There is such tiny flatness in the throat tones that just playing softer and lipping will bring them into perfect tune.. ) [See the clarinetperfection link below: Buffet factory was bought in 1885 by two men, whose last names were Evette and Schaeffer.. Buffet Evette Clarinet Serial NumbersThe keywork for the Buffet's is made at Schreiber in Germany.. As 'Memoire d'Ebone', page 73: 'The manufacture of calrinets began at La Couture-Boussey toward the end of the eighteenth century, and among the earliest to work in the production of this instrument were certainly members of the Buffet family, whose presence in the village has been documented at least as far back as 1772.. In 1871, Leon Crampon became a partner If you come across an 'F' preceding the serial number of an R13, this indicates that the instrument has been built to an A442 - A444 and is intended for use by European ensembles. e10c415e6f 4

From a post on woodwind org by Javier Garcia La Couture-Boussey, in Normandy, nord of Paris, a place linked to music instruments making.. ' When this designation was used, the Evette was Buffet's student/low-end intermediate wood instrument. Click