Klarinet Archive - Posting 000184.txt from 1997/02

From: Holly Suzanne Jones <hjones1@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Buffet Greenline
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 1997 14:18:30 -0500

While I haven't tried the Greenline clarinet, my private instructor has.
He played on one for a few months and then sold it. He said there were
pros and cons to using them. Becuase the Greenline is made of recycled
wood chips, it won't crack. The wood that is usually in them is wood that
Buffet considers "flawed" and not good enough for an R-13. That wood is
ground up and mixed w/ an epoxy giving it a plastic look but a wooden
sound. However, he also said that the Greenline does not produce the
volume that the R-13 does. It's great if you're playing solo but if
you're playing w/ a group, you can't be heard.

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Holly S. Jones
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University of Tennessee

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-Star Wars
1977
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On Thu, 6 Feb 1997, jjchang 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
>