Klarinet Archive - Posting 001083.txt from 1997/10

From: "David S. Naden" <dnaden@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Buffet Festival
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 1997 01:01:16 -0500

In response to Chris about the Buffet Festival--

The Buffet Prestige R-13 is a marketing gimmick of the first degree. The
original Prestige was based on the RC bore, a bore not as popular as the R-13 in
the United States. The Prestige R-13s that I have played on--as nice as they
were--still were just R-13s, and not as good as the RC Prestige.

In addition, the Festival is a different horn, and that does not place it a step
lower than the R-13 Prestige--especially since some of the features that
distinguish the Prestige instruments are also standard features of the Festival
models.

David S. Naden

Composer16@-----.com wrote:

> A Buffet Festival is an R-13, but it is a step lower than the prestige R-13.
> It has an auxilaray Ab/Eb lever, and has silver-plated keys. It's a very
> nice horn, and I think that if the condition of the horn is good, $1600 is a
> good price.
> Chris (I just turned 16 on the 24th! Stay off the sidewalk!)