Klarinet Archive - Posting 000548.txt from 1998/08

From: George Kidder <gkidder@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Re: klarinet Digest 17 Aug 1998 18:31:32 -0000 Issue 399
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 12:38:55 -0400

Cindy 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

My Buffet R13 740xxx has no cracks after many years of VERY hard use (most
of it by someone else.)
George Kidder

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