Klarinet Archive - Posting 000159.txt from 1997/02

From: "Michael D. Moors" <mdmoors@-----.US>
Subj: Re: Buffet Greenline
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 1997 11:08:43 -0500

I think it is great that Buffet has perfected the technology of the
composite clarinet. It saves African blackwood, as unusable pieces of wood
now can be used. The Greenlines that I have tried played every bit as good
as the R13. I would also guess (only a guess) that the same amount of time
went into manufacturing. I have one basic question still....What do we do
when Blackwood becomes extint? Composites eventually won't be the answer.

Mike Moors

At 10:17 PM 2/6/97 -0800, you wrote:
>I just had a quick question....last year, at the California Music
>Educator's State Convention at Santa Clara, I tried a Buffet Greenline just
>to see how it felt. (I have a Yamaha wooden clarinet, silver plated). It
>was so nice.....very surprising, since the salesperson said that the
>clarinet was made from compost of the grenadilla wood. I fell in love with
>it! But my teacher, who plays a Buffet R-13, said that she doesn't
>understand how a Greenline, made from compost, and an R-13 could be the
>same price. I don't know, either, but I really liked the Greenline. So, is
>the price worth it, or is a true wood (R-13) better than a compost? I
>haven't tried an R-13, but I'm sure they're really nice, too.
>
>Jennifer
>
>

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