Klarinet Archive - Posting 000590.txt from 1997/11

From: koshio@-----. Koshio)
Subj: Re: klarinet-digest V1 #416
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 1997 12:09:59 -0500

>Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 18:35:32 -0500
>From: Peter Stoll <peter.stoll@-----.ca>
>Subject: Buffet comparison chart
>
>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, I am really interested in the information that you are reffering to.
Could I ask you to give us your info more quantitativelly? (bore dimension etc.)

I am a clarinet player in Japan and just bought Festival which I love it.
However, some people in Japan complains that Festival is too hard to play, I mean too much resistance.
One of the guys stated that there are 2 versions for Festival, one is for Europe and the other is for Japan.
According to the guy, Europe version is more easy to play.

I am a bit confused about Buffet's too many lineup.

Thanks in advance.

(List price of Buffet B clarinet in Japan)
$1 = 100 yen

Elite 600000 yen
Festival 500000 yen
Prestige 480000 yen
Continental 360000 yen
RC 380000 yen
R-13GL 340000 yen
R-13 340000 yen
C-13 280000 yen
E-13 240000 yen
E-12 170000 yen
E-11 140000 yen
B-10 65000 yen

J. Koshio
Clarinet player
Osaka Mozart Ensemble
Ensemble Nagoya