Klarinet Archive - Posting 000260.txt from 1995/02

From: Christopher Rohrs Deerfield Academy 95 <crohrs@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Green Buffet (Beret?! Sorry!)
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 1995 22:14:43 -0500

>
>In a follow up to the cracks and warrantee issue, Michael Galvin mentioned
>the "Green Buffet". This was mentioned in passing some time back in a
>memo from Buffet, wishing people would give more attention to their
>"green" line. I'm intrigued. I suppose that this is a new, non-wood
>line of instrument. Can anyone tell us a little more about this (these)
>product(s)? Design characteristics, costs, expectations, actual
>experiences? Thanks!
>
>=====================================================================
>Tom Ascher Internet: u15310@-----.edu
>University of Illinois at Chicago Phone: (312) 413-3665
>
>
I tried one of these instruments at a show in Boston. It responded very
well--better than my Buffet R13 though not as well as other Buffets I have
tried. It is somewhat heavier than a normal clarinet. I understand that
the instruments are 5% resin and 95% wood dust, but I could be wrong.
I was very impressed by this instrument. Realize that I am only a
high school student, however.

Christopher H. Rohrs
crohrs@-----.edu