Klarinet Archive - Posting 000469.txt from 1998/08

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Re: [kl] A nasty question about Buffet
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 16:22:48 -0400

On Mon, 17 Aug 1998 CEField@-----.com wrote:

> It would be helpful to define "new" vs. "old" in the debate about Buffet R13s
> and the wood from which they are made.
>
> My Buffet R13 is of 1991-2 vintage and has never cracked.
>
> Perhaps if enough people share their experiences here, we can come up with
> some sort of empirical conclusion about the likelihood of cracking based on
> year of manufacture.
>
> Cindy

I'm not sure of where the line is drawn, but when I mentioned the cracking
problem I had a few years back to Bill Brannen, he told me that the curing
process for Buffet clarinets after the 200,000 digit serial number had
changed. He wasn't specific except to say that the process is shorter
than it used to be. It was his opinion that more clarinets were cracking
as a result. Of course, this is a single person's opinion and it may not
be based in fact......but it helps define what "old" is vs. "new".

Roger Garrett
IWU

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