Klarinet Archive - Posting 000406.txt from 1996/08

From: Robert Spring <Robert.Spring@-----.BITNET>
Subj: Re: Buffet A clarinet
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 16:55:35 -0400

I really have loved my RC A, especially for chamber settings. I played on
a Green Line RC A in Paris and am strongly thinking of geting one when they
are able to be purchased in the USA.

>The RC models have a different bore (larger) and different register key
>position than than the R13. They are more popular in France than the
>R13, which is the most popular Buffet here. Both also come in Prestige
>versions. I believe clarinetists Paul Meyer, Eduard Brunner and Hans
>Rudolf Stalder use the RC model (RC stands for Robert Carre, the
>designer of this and of the R13). When I was looking for an A clarinet
>I liked an RC Prestige the best of what I tried and later switched my Bb
>to an RC also since I liked the type of sound and response better than
>the R13. I think it is just a matter of personal preference. According
>to a post of several months ago, Robert Spring plays an RC A clarinet.

>
>Everett Austin
>Fairfax, California
>
>On
>Tue, 13 Aug 1996, Linda Bakker wrote:
>
>> I have an A clarinet - well actually it belongs to my orchestra, but I use
>> it - but I don't know which Buffet it is. It says on each of the parts
>> "Buffet Crampon", but that's the brand isn't it?
>> OOPS! Just had another look and I saw that it actually says on the upper
>> joint "RC" . Oh well. So - how does an "RC"compare to the "R-13" and the
>> Festival?
>> I suppose it's a personal thing really, but does anyone have any ideas? I
>> haven't played an R-13 before, or anything else for that matter, so I'd
>> apreciate some comments.
>> Thanks in advance
>> Linda
>>

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Dr. Robert S. Spring
Professor of Music (Clarinet)
School of Music
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287-0405
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