Klarinet Archive - Posting 000476.txt from 1998/08

From: Matt Palasik <mattp169@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] A nasty question about Buffet
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 16:50:47 -0400

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
>
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well i bought my r13 about december 96 and the upper joint cracked in
about two months and when i returned it the owner informed me that they
have had this problem wityh several of the r13s they had recently sold
MATT

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