Klarinet Archive - Posting 000416.txt from 1996/08

From: Jennifer Hefferlin <jhefferl@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Buffet A clarinet
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 22:26:41 -0400

I played on an RC Prestige A for several years. I just recently found an
older A Buffet, serial #154152 (if anyone can tell me the year it was
made, I'd appreciate it). Oh, and the RC Prestige was and F series,
indicating that it was the "frenchified" version. I switched to the older
clarinet mainly because it had alot more guts and was a more even playing
instrument. The action is stiffer on the older clarinet and not as
accessible as on the RC. But it really is a matter of taste and preference
when it comes to instruments.

On Tue, 13 Aug 1996, Everett Austin wrote:

> 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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