Klarinet Archive - Posting 000423.txt from 1995/11

From: juliek@-----.ORG
Subj: Buffet R-13 clarinets
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 1995 23:52:11 -0500

To: IN: klarinet@-----.bitnet

I sent out a message a few weeks ago regarding Buffet
Clarinets. To those who responded, Thanks! I am still looking so if
anyone knows any band directors who may have students selling
clarinets, or you know of anyone else selling Buffet clarinets please
let me know. I am looking for a fairly new clarinet and my price range
is around $1000. Anyone have any suggestions? I can't afford a brand
new clarinet because of the cost of college (I will be an entering
freshman next year.)
I play on LeBlanc L-300's but have trouble with intonation of
high F, throat A natural, and B natural below the 2nd break. I found
out a lot of this with a tuner, and I played in an honor band a few
weeks back. I was the only first clarinet without a Buffet and I could
tell on several pitches that I was the one out of tune especially on my
high F (which is really super sharp.) My high G is fine but I
understand that there is nothing I can do about the high F except lip
it down. On the Buffet, I know the high F is flat, and to bring it up
you add the right hand fork key. Does anyone know a similar way to
bring the LeBlanc down to pitch?
Thanks,
Julianne Kirk
Senior in High School
juliek@-----.org
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