Klarinet Archive - Posting 000577.txt from 1997/11

From: Peter Stoll <peter.stoll@-----.ca>
Subj: Buffet comparison chart
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 18:46:23 -0500

I've dug out the chart handed out by Francois Kloc, the head technician
at Buffet. Some things jump out: The Festival, RC and DG's register
tubes are 3 mm higher than the "traditional location" and the Vintage's
1 mm. All the tubes are listed as "AM"(American) except the Festival and
RC ("FR" France). The DG's bore is "More Conical" than the others. The
bottom lists Area and Used: R 13 is Orchestra, USA, UK, JAPAN, Festival
is Solo Instrument, USA, JAPAN, EUROPE, Vintage Orch/Solo In. USA JAPAN
EUROPE, DG is Chamber Music, EUROPE, RC is "Orch in Europe and Japan"
and Elite is Solo/Orch, FRANCE. Hope this helps!

Peter Stoll
Instructor of Clarinet and Chamber Music
University of Toronto