Klarinet Archive - Posting 000078.txt from 1997/07

From: fersilv@-----.net
Subj: Re: Buffet S1 E13 instruments
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 1997 17:01:47 -0400

If you are thinking to buy a new instrument and have US$1.600,00 I
can recomend you try on the Patricola instruments.
They are all hand made and the finish is fantastic. The pich is good
in all range of the clarinet.
The wood is treated by 13 years and Patricola said that none of
their clarinet have cracked. But if happens they give you a entire new horn.

Good luck

Fernando Silveira
Principal Clarinet - National Symphony - Brazil
Chamber Music Professor - Rio de Janeiro Federal University

At 10:51 02/07/97 -0400, you wrote:
> I apalogize in advance if this has already been sent to the list,
>but for some reason I don't think that it made it (it didn't come up in
>the "recent postings" on the clarinet pages)
>
> I am a college student (non-music major) looking to step up to a
>better instrument from my Yamaha 52 (an intermediate). Part of the reason
>I want to make the transition is that I have had some problems with the
>intonation of the Yamaha (throat tones are very sharp, upper clarion
>_flat_ and the altissimo is flat). Could be my instrument in particular
>though someone I know had similiar problems with the Yamaha 52.
> Anyway, I am thinking of purchasing a used Buffet R13 or equiv. I
>was wondering if anyone has any experinces with the Buffet S-1 model.
>Witchita Band Inst. Co. (a mail order co. online at) has a used one that
>they describe in their write up as "the professional model along with the
>R13, but with a slightly brighter tone quality then the R13". (serial
>129044 from 1972). Looking through archives here, I found references to
>the S1 which seem to indicate that it was pitched higher then the R13.
>Does anyone know more information about this model or has had any
>experinces with this model?
> Also, is anyone familiar with the E13 instrument. Is it
>considered a Profession instrument (I know that there is an E12 and
>several other E's that are intermediate instruments, I can't find much on
>the E-13 other then it is suppose to be very similar to the R13). Does
>anyone know what the differences are between the R13 and the E13?
>
>
>Thanks a lot for any info.
>
>Scott
>(scotts@-----.edu)
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