Klarinet Archive - Posting 000110.txt from 1997/07

From: "David C. Blumberg" <reedman@-----.com>
Subj: Pivot screws / Silver R-13
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 1997 18:13:31 -0400

There is a very informative article on the new pivot screws now used by
Buffet on David Hites homepage. It is

http://www.jdhite.com

The R-13 is still standard issue nickel plated. Silver plating is an
option. It is kinda neat to have young students playing a silver keyed
instrument (E-11), a luxury that as a kid I would never have dreamed of. I
have seen the E-11 Buffet as low as $525.
Have any of you tried the Vito wooden (brushed plastic bell, barrel)
clarinet? One of my students (new student) has one, and the L.H. low F/C
key has No lost motion at all. I don't see E-11's come even close to that
mechanism, unless they were "brannenised;)".
D.B.

Date: Fri, 4 Jul 1997 01:31:01 +0100
From: "Brian Ackerman" <ackerman@-----.uk>
Subject: Re: Buffet S1 E13 instruments

The E13 is not made in Germany (as someone suggested). It is the first in
the range that is made in France, and has proper pointscrews,
silver-plating and French keywork. It is pitched at A-442 rather than 440.
The R13 is made primarily for the US market and is at A-440.

I am afraid I don't believe the story about nickel-plate being banned in
Germany, at least not yet, and there are plenty of instruments coming from
there that are still nickel-plated. The R13 is not of course nickel-plated,
as was also incorrectly stated in another mailing.

Brian Ackerman.

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> From: Scott Schremmer <scotts@-----.edu>
> To: Klarinet MailingList <klarinet@-----.us>
> Subject: Buffet S1 E13 instruments
> Date: 02 July 1997 15:51
>
>
> 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)

David C. Blumberg
reedman@-----.com